The constitution of feminine body aesthetics in a region as large and complex as the central Arab region of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine must account for regional and cultural diversity as well as historical change. In a combined population approaching 50 million which includes a broad range of ethnic, religious, class, and lifestyle traditions, and in which trends vary locally within and across communities, it is impossible to identify a single standard of feminine beauty. Since beauty is a constructed concept constituted by the actions and…