• Photographic print
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    Photographic print

    Date: 20th century

    Accession number: IN5539

    Measurements: whole: 254 x 203 mm

    These traditionally dressed Arabs are looking at goods in Petticoat Lane market. They each wear a thobe (robe) and kufiya (headscarf) secured with an agal. There are many different groups of Arabs in London today. Egyptians, Moroccans and Iraqis are well represented. Many Egyptians manage businesses, the best known of whom are the Al-Fayed brothers, owners of Harrods. The majority of Iraqis came as refugees, due to the political regime in their homeland. Moroccans often take low paid jobs in the catering and hotel industries.
    A man wearing a headscarf and robe examines goods for sale on a market stall. He is accompanied by two similarly dressed men.
    A man wearing a headscarf and robe examines goods for sale on a market stall. He is accompanied by two similarly dressed men.
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