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Making Kohol (Traditional Eyeliner) - Ghor al Mazra'a, Jordan

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Making Kohol (Traditional Eyeliner) - Ghor al Mazra'a, Jordan
© March 08 2011, Uncornered Market

Um Atallah shows us how her community makes kohol (traditional eyeliner) by burning a piece of cotton in olive oil and then letting it burn with a tin pan on top. The black smoke and ash collects on the pan at the top and this creates charcoal used for eyes. Really ingenious. Part of a Zikra Initiative visit in Ghor al Mazra'a in Jordan.

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