BR-02-04 The Knife Markets OF SANAA

“Sanaa is a place of beauty and tradition.” (p.9)

 

I had not known about the ancient city of Sanaa, Yemen. The city is a beautiful old city beautiful in the Middle East. There are the men who have the beautiful knives. The knife has a special name. It is called jambiya by the people. If you have a knife in Japan, you may be catch by the police. I wonder that the tradition in Sanaa. Rhinoceros is an unusual animal. It is often killed to make the knife. The horn is able to be the tool to make it. I thought that the knife is similar the horn. The government and international group are working to stop people from buying and selling rhinoceros horns.

Waring, Rob. (2008). The knife markets of Sanaa. Boston : Thomson Heinle.

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