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The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh (Arabic: كُوفِيَّة, romanized: kūfiyya, lit. ' coif '), [ 1 ] also known in Arabic as a hattah ( حَطَّة , ḥaṭṭa ), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East .
The Palestinian version of the keffiyeh The Palestinian keffiyeh is a distinctly patterned black-and-white keffiyeh. White keffiyehs had been traditionally worn by Palestinian peasants and bedouins to protect from the sun, when Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire. Its use as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism and resistance dates back to the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, which ...
A keffiyeh — sometimes spelled kufiyya or kaffiyeh in English — is a traditional scarf worn across many parts of the Middle East. ... and it is of utmost importance for those wearing this ...
The prayer cap in Bangladesh is known as a ṭopi, from the Prakrit term ṭopiā, meaning 'helmet'. In the Chittagong and Sylhet divisions, it is known as the toki, from the Arabic term طاقية. Topis made in Comilla and Nilphamari are exported to the Middle East. [citation needed]
A keffiyeh-wrapped representation of Jesus is on display in a creche at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, DC. wearestmarks/Instagram
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La'eeb, the mascot. Laʼeeb (Arabic: لعيب, romanized: Laʿīb) was the official mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, [1] which was held in Qatar. [2] The name means "super-skilled player" in Arabic, [3] and is a representation of the popular men's headdress keffiyeh, used in many parts of the Arab world. [4]
The colour of a keffiyeh does have meaning, but it is essentially a personal choice. The black-and-white keffiyeh often symbolizes Palestinian nationalism, and often specifically suggests links to Yasser Arafat. However, it need not mean any of these things: a Syrian farmer might wear it because he prefers the colour.