Fez hats were once a symbol of the Ottoman Empire. But after they were banned in Egypt in the 1950s, fez shops largely disappeared. We visited one of the last shops in Cairo, where Nasser Abd El ...

Two hats owned by comedy legend and magician Tommy Cooper have been sold at auction for twice their estimated value. The fezzes, which were iconic features of Cooper's performances, were expected to ...

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