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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. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is usually made of cotton. [2]
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]
A man wearing a crochet taqiyah and kurta in India. The Taqiyah (Arabic: طاقية, ALA-LC: ṭāqīyah [note 1]), also known as tagiyah or araqchin (Persian: عرقچین; Turkish: takke), is a short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslim men. [1]
A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. [1] It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora. The cap has strong associations with many Islamic cultures and pan-African pride. [2]
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 ...
Camila Batmanghelidjh wearing a turban and matching robe The "à la turque" style of this British headdress from c. 1820, influenced and inspired by the popular interest in Eastern cultures, was popular in the 1820s [20] In the United Kingdom, turbans have been worn by men and women since the sixth century without ever becoming very common.
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The Muslim headwear for men typically consists of two portions. The first portion is the solid cap, known as a taqiyah. The second portion is the outer cloth wrap, known as an Imama (the turban). Some scholars instruct Muslim men to either wear both together, or none at all, as a way to distinguish Muslim men from non-Muslim men.