Post by Melnorme on Mar 27, 2004 20:41:06 GMT -5
Translated from a Hebrew website, which is probably already a translation from Arabic.
www.gordon.ac.il/mahad/druzim/druzim_sikum.htm
What is the average height?
We don't have a statistical value of the average height of the Druze, but the Druze we've asked have said : the average height is between 165 to 170 cm and that is the typical height for both Druze men and women.
What are the typical bodily characteristics? ( skin color, facial features, body build )
The hair is colorful, 'close to red', only rarely is it black. The face is almost perfectly round, with colored eyes. The Druze female has a different build than the male, in that she is heavier than the man in relation to her height, and her eyes are larger and wider, which has been considered a beautiful trait of Druze women throughout the years.
Among the Druze, blacks are practically non-existent and that is a distinct characteristic of the Druze.
The Druze have a different skin color than the Arabs, their skin is light - their light faces which tend to be circle-shaped are often called "Al-Chudud Al-Chumur" ( which means : the red circular face ) - with blue or green or honey-colored eyes, and their size and width is considered a measure of beauty.
I suspect the people who wrote this were 'whitewashing' the Druze somewhat, in order to emphasize their distinction from Arabs. Still, an interesting text, I was very surprised to find it on an Israeli academic website.
www.gordon.ac.il/mahad/druzim/druzim_sikum.htm
What is the average height?
We don't have a statistical value of the average height of the Druze, but the Druze we've asked have said : the average height is between 165 to 170 cm and that is the typical height for both Druze men and women.
What are the typical bodily characteristics? ( skin color, facial features, body build )
The hair is colorful, 'close to red', only rarely is it black. The face is almost perfectly round, with colored eyes. The Druze female has a different build than the male, in that she is heavier than the man in relation to her height, and her eyes are larger and wider, which has been considered a beautiful trait of Druze women throughout the years.
Among the Druze, blacks are practically non-existent and that is a distinct characteristic of the Druze.
The Druze have a different skin color than the Arabs, their skin is light - their light faces which tend to be circle-shaped are often called "Al-Chudud Al-Chumur" ( which means : the red circular face ) - with blue or green or honey-colored eyes, and their size and width is considered a measure of beauty.
I suspect the people who wrote this were 'whitewashing' the Druze somewhat, in order to emphasize their distinction from Arabs. Still, an interesting text, I was very surprised to find it on an Israeli academic website.
