variants
or less commonly keffiyeh
: an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord
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And in September, in the town of Cedarhurst, a protester was arrested and charged with wearing a kaffiyeh, a traditional Arab headdress.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
The bartenders had tattoos down to their wrists and up to their necks; one woman wore glasses and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, telegraphing her support for Palestinians in Gaza under siege; a guy had a gray hoodie on beneath an Eagles jersey.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
But other predominant colors of the kaffiyeh are popular in other territories.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Campbell, who is African American, had draped a kaffiyeh around her neck.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Some wore kaffiyeh scarves, waved Palestinian and Lebanese flags and held a large cardboard image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with red paint symbolizing blood across his face.
—Giada Zampano and Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The kaffiyeh thus became a symbol of solidarity uniting working class Palestinians with the upper-class, who would typically also wear a fez.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
For many of the shows she’s attended in Europe, she’s brought something—like a flag, a kaffiyeh, or an outfit that includes references to the conflict—to show solidarity with Palestinian people.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024
As word of the People’s Park decision spread Thursday, the group keeping vigil outside the park grew, with some sporting kaffiyeh scarves.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
The bartenders had tattoos down to their wrists and up to their necks; one woman wore glasses and a black-and-white kaffiyeh, telegraphing her support for Palestinians in Gaza under siege; a guy had a gray hoodie on beneath an Eagles jersey.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
But other predominant colors of the kaffiyeh are popular in other territories.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Campbell, who is African American, had draped a kaffiyeh around her neck.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Some wore kaffiyeh scarves, waved Palestinian and Lebanese flags and held a large cardboard image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with red paint symbolizing blood across his face.
—Giada Zampano and Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The kaffiyeh thus became a symbol of solidarity uniting working class Palestinians with the upper-class, who would typically also wear a fez.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
For many of the shows she’s attended in Europe, she’s brought something—like a flag, a kaffiyeh, or an outfit that includes references to the conflict—to show solidarity with Palestinian people.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 June 2024
As word of the People’s Park decision spread Thursday, the group keeping vigil outside the park grew, with some sporting kaffiyeh scarves.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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“Kaffiyeh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaffiyeh. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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