Beauty becomes latest, peaceful, target in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Unheard of during the reign of Saddam Hussein and unthinkable during years of violence, an unlikely innovation is slowly being rolled out in Baghdad by Iraqis back from overseas: the one-stop beauty centre.
Three decades of instability -- from wars with Iran, Kuwait and the US-led invasion, to 13 years of sanctions and embargo, and a sectarian war in which thousands died -- all but ruled out leisure activities for women, including trips to a beauty salon.
But Ali Bulbul, armed with over 30 years' experience doing makeup for television broadcasters, is determined to change all that.
The 51-year-old left the country in 1990, after Saddam Hussein invaded neighbouring Kuwait. Having returned for good in 2005, he began working again as a makeup artist for Iraqi television channels, and still works for state broadcaster Iraqiya TV.
In early September, he and an associate opened Specialised Beauty Centre on Abu Nawas street along the Tigris river in the centre of Baghdad. It is there that Bulbul aims to offer a single-point attraction for the city's privileged upper classes.
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Four women have reported hair loss at the hands of the “Tri-Met Barber” in the last month, the most recent incident happened on New Year’s Eve. The woman said she didn’t even realise she’d lost a chunk of her hair until she got off the bus, but she called police who, minutes later, tracked down the mobile apprentice.
