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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Kufiyyeh Yemeni man wearing a keffiyeh in turban-style and a Yemeni shawl on his shoulder The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh, also known in Arabic as a hattah (حَطَّة, ḥaṭṭa), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is usually ...
The white keffiyeh worn by Palestinian men of any rank, became a symbol of Palestinian nationalism during the Arab Revolt of the 1930s. [4] [5] [6] This reached a peak in 1938, when the leadership of the revolt ordered that the urban classes replace their traditional tarbush hats with the keffiyeh. The move was intended to create unity, as well ...
An agal (Arabic: عِقَال; also spelled iqal, egal, or igal) is a clothing accessory traditionally worn by Arab men. It is a doubled black cord used to keep a keffiyeh in place on the wearer's head. [1] Agals are traditionally made of goat or camel hair. [2]
The traditional scarf, worn across many parts of the Middle East, has come to be identified in particular as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, three Palestinian college students were shot, two of them while wearing keffiyehs. The keffiyeh explained: How this scarf became a Palestinian national ...
Across the world, the black-and-white keffiyeh head scarf has become an emblem of solidarity with the Palestinian cause as war rages between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Supporters of ...
Palestinian costumes reflected differences in the physical and social mobility enjoyed by men and women in these different groups in Palestinian society. The villagers, referred to in Arabic as fellaheen , lived in relative isolation, so that the older, more traditional costume designs were found most frequently in the dress of village women.
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group at the center of U.S. campus activism since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. has been encouraging students to “wear your keffiyeh” in ...