![]() ![]() This way of wearing the keffiyeh became a symbol of Arafat as a person and political leader, and it has not been imitated by other Palestinian leaders.Īnother Palestinian figure associated with the keffiyeh is Leila Khaled, a female member of the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Early on, he had made it his personal trademark to drape the scarf over his right shoulder only, arranging it in the rough shape of a triangle, to resemble the outlines of historic Palestine. He also wore a similarly patterned piece of cloth in the neckline of his military fatigues. Arafat would wear his keffiyeh in a semi-traditional way, wrapped around his head via an agal. The black-and-white fishnet pattern keffiyeh would later become Arafat's iconic symbol, and he would rarely be seen without it only occasionally would he wear a military cap, or, in colder climates, a Russian-style ushanka hat. Its prominence increased during the 1960s with the beginning of the Palestinian resistance movement and its adoption by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Traditionally worn by Palestinian farmers, the keffiyeh became worn by Palestinian men of any rank and became a symbol of Palestinian nationalism during the Arab Revolt of the 1930s. Yasser Arafat wearing his iconic fishnet pattern keffiyeh in 2001 ![]() ĭuring his sojourn with the Marsh Arabs of Iraq, Gavin Young noted that the local sayyids-"venerated men accepted as descendants of the Prophet Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib"-wore dark green keffiyeh ( cheffiyeh) in contrast to the black-and-white checkered examples typical of the area's inhabitants. Iraqi Turkmen also wear the headpiece, and call it Jamadani. Varieties and variations Īs well as Arabs, Kurds and Yazidis also wear this headpiece. It is believed to have originated from the Sumerian civilization in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). An agal is often used by Arabs to keep it in place. The keffiyeh is commonly found in arid regions, as it provides protection from sunburn, dust and sand. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is usually made of cotton. ![]() The keffiyeh or kufiyya ( Arabic: كُوفِيَّة, romanized: kūfīyya, lit.'relating to Kufa'), also known in Arabic as a ghutrah ( غُترَة), shemagh ( شُمَاغ šumāġ), or ḥaṭṭah ( حَطَّة), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East. Saudi man wearing the shemagh as part of traditional Saudi Arab attire. ![]()
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