February 23rd, 2007

Bulging Cheeks in Sana’a

Posted in Africa and Middle East, Society and Culture by Patrick Donovan

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Old Sana’a: bricks and gingerbread

Yemen’s capital is known for its dense streets of brick buildings with white icing. There’s nothing like it anywhere else. But there’s another curious and unique thing about Sana’a: all the men in town have bulging cheeks!

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