An old family photo reveals my great great grandfather in a fez. As a Greek Orthodox man living in Cairo, what is the significance of wearing a fez in such a photo? How did the British/Ottoman occupations of Egypt affect the dress of the time?
by /u/dtewfik in /r/AskHistorians
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