Wow.

My grandfather like many Egyptians wore a Tarboosh. However Nasser discouraged it as it was really imported by the Turks who ruled Egypt for hundreds of years.

Interesting for me that the military stopped wearing the tarboosh in 1950. My father used to sell sun shades to the army which would be put on the tarboosh for protection from the hot sun. But it must have been very hot wearing the tarboosh. No wonder they got rid of them.

Thanks for the article. Who on earth buy them today? I assume only tourists.