Harb tribe Harb thobe in blue with alternating green on the sleeve panels, and patchwork on the shoulders. The burqu ' (face mask) is made of yellow silk and the front is embroidered with real pearls. The great oasis in the lava-flows of the northern Hijaz, known as al-Madinah al-Munawwarah or “The Illuminated City”, was the place where the Prophet Muhammad took refuge on his flight from Makkah in AD 622, the date at which the Muslim calendar begins. Here he established the first Muslim community, and here he died in AD 632, having finally succeeded in establishing Islam and[...]

Harb tribe Harb thobe with an embroidered yoke surrounded by handmade nacre buttons and a patchwork hem. The sleeves are long, always in two colours and triangular in shape. The headdress is decorated with buttons. The great oasis in the lava-flows of the northern Hijaz, known as al-Madinah al-Munawwarah or “The Illuminated City”, was the place where the Prophet Muhammad took refuge on his flight from Makkah in AD 622, the date at which the Muslim calendar begins. Here he established the first Muslim community, and here he died in AD 632, having finally succeeded in establishing Islam and the[...]