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In West Africa, a kufi cap is the traditional hat for men, and is part of the national costume of most of the countries in the region. It is worn by Muslims, and African Christians. Many grandfathers and other older men wear a kufi every day to symbolize their status as wise elders, religious people, or family patriarchs. [12]
Muslim men wear the tubeteika. In Russia, the tubeteika is worn with a suit for Eid ul Fitr or Jumu'ah, and a tuxedo for wedding ceremonies. Russian Muslims also wear the doppa or rug cap. In Russia, giving a rug cap to a person as a gift is a sign of friendship. The Russian name for the doppa is tubeteika.
Middle Eastern Arabs, Kurds, and Yazidis wear this headpiece. [6] Historically, after contact with Arabs, some Kurds abandoned their traditional turban in favor of the keffiyeh and agal. [7] Iraqi Turkmen wear it and call it Jamadani, [8] while Omanis call it a mussar. No matter its name, it is available in multiple colours and styles with many ...
Traditional dress for Muslim men has typically covered at least the head and the area between the waist and the knees, while women's islamic dress is to conceal the hair and the body from the ankles to the neck. [3] Some Muslim women also cover their face. [1]
The opening up of the valleys to increased contact and trade, and the population's conversion to Islam, induced the residents to abandon their previously distinctive hairstyle and cover their heads with hats. [29] The adoption of specific items of clothing to mark a new identity, especially a religious one, is well established in history. [29]
Regarding head attire specifically, the etiquette at many Muslim holy sites requires that a headscarf-although it is not necessary and many if not most (men) do not wear it- or some other modest head covering be worn. For women, this might be a hijab and, for men, it might be a taqiyah (cap), turban, or keffiyeh.
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
It is also widely worn by men and women in Afghanistan, [26] and some men in the Punjab region of India, from which it has been adopted by women throughout India, [27] and more generally in South Asia. [28] When women wear the shalwar-kameez in some regions, they usually wear a long scarf or shawl called a dupatta around the head or neck.