The word attar or ittar is derived from the Persian or Arabic word for perfume, itr. “From the generic word defining scent, it has evolved into a stand-alone category of fragrances, referring to ...

He was trained in the European perfume industry and has been pained to watch his native country’s attar industry lose market share to modernity. When India opened its economy to foreign trade in ...

From the smoky swirl of oud in Emirati majlises to the rose-laced oils of India’s ancient attar traditions ... while Hind Al Oud treats perfume as poetic metaphor: musk as memory, incense ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Abdul Halim al-Attar, a refugee from Syria who was photographed selling pens in the streets of Beirut, is now running three businesses in the city after an online crowdfunding ...

As Eid Al Fitr draws closer retailers are witnessing ... depending on quality. Many also opt for attar, a concentrated perfume, during Eid.” No Eid celebration is complete without sweet treats ...

Attar is old-world perfumery. Rooted in the Latin per and fume (through smoke), perfume got its start with humans crushing and infusing botanicals directly into oil or water. Unlike modern ...

That makes Al Attar Shopping Centre 34 years old ... There were also Philippine-themed t-shirts. Romantic Perfumes, which staffer Reggie Hernandez said has been open for the last 20 years ...