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The Keffiyeh: Fashion Trend or Political Statement?
Pajamas Media ^
| March 5
| Reut Cohen
Posted on 03/05/2009 2:12:22 PM PST by AJKauf
The keffiyeh fashion trend has finally hit America hard and its no longer exclusive to Muslim students on college campuses who support Palestinian terror. Howard Dean wore a keffiyeh in early 2007. And it isnt just the leftists. John McCains daughter, Megan McCain, has also been seen sporting this foolish trend during her fathers presidential campaign in 2008.
Youngsters wouldn't wear swastikas or Klan robes to be chic, yet many adore this symbol of terrorists...
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: jihad; keffiyeh; muslims
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:12:22 PM PST
by
AJKauf
To: AJKauf
Shucks! Megan McCain is about twenty years behind the times. The keffiyeh has been de rigeur with the hip n’trendy since the first Intifadah of the late eighties.
The hard part is finding out how to tie the damn thing properly. Forget about ordering an Iqal (the thingy that keeps it on your haid) that’ll fit your noggin.
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:18:56 PM PST
by
sinanju
To: AJKauf
Our side should wear a Talit in protest (unless it is considered disrespectful to wear it for this purpose.)
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:19:18 PM PST
by
mnehring
To: AJKauf
Urban Outfitters calls their keffiyeh the anti-war woven scarf. Considering the violence associated with the Palestinian Liberation Organization, calling the keffiyeh an anti-war scarf is extremely misleading. There's stupid, then there is Lemming stupid...
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:21:40 PM PST
by
Thommas
To: AJKauf
The kufiyyah is worn by all male Arabs. If the movies are accurate, the Hebrews at the time of Moses and Jesus wore it too. It’s a way to keep the sun off your head. Lawrence of Arabia wore one during his campaign. Chayim Weizmann wore one as a symbol of friendship when meeting with Emir Faysal, who accepted the Balfour Declaration.
BUT, the black-and-white checkered kufiyyah has become a symbol of Palestinian terror because it was what Yassir Arafat always wore. I would not be caught wearing one of those. It sends a bad message.
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:23:51 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
To: AJKauf
A "keffiyeh", so that's what it's called.
I always thought Arafat had stolen a tablecloth from an Italian restaurant to cover up all the lice that had taken up residence on his mangy scalp.
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:24:38 PM PST
by
AreaMan
To: AreaMan
LOL. I wouldn’t buy one thinking they have lice in them Ick....
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:32:25 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: AreaMan
If I am not mistaken, and I might be, a green and white checked keffiyeh is a sign of the wearer having made a Hajj.
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:34:24 PM PST
by
txnativegop
(God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
To: freekitty
I didn't mean to imply they all had lice in them.
I meant to say the Arafat always looked like he needed a hot shower and a flea dip.
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:36:39 PM PST
by
AreaMan
To: AJKauf
To: AreaMan
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:46:38 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: G8 Diplomat
BUT, the black-and-white checkered kufiyyah has become a symbol of Palestinian terror because it was what Yassir Arafat always wore. I would not be caught wearing one of those. It sends a bad message. I think the "checkered" pattern is worn after a muslim has completed the "Hajj".
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:52:34 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: AreaMan
“I meant to say the Arafat always looked like he needed a hot shower and a flea dip.”
A flea dip doesn’t help with mange. ;)
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:53:24 PM PST
by
2CAVTrooper
(Today we've discovered a force more powerful than luck or genius----stupidity.)
To: AreaMan
Fan belts and table cloths.
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posted on
03/05/2009 2:53:41 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: Myrddin
Yep, it is.
But in the Gulf region many wear white ones all the time regardless of hajj status.
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posted on
03/05/2009 3:00:35 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
To: AJKauf
It’s only a political statement if the wearer knows what the Keffiyeh stands for—which is unlikely, given how poorly educated and politically apathetic our youth can be nowadays.
Even if they do, though, they should be free to wear it...but I would hope they would be above wearing something supportive of terrorism.
Although I’ve heard the argument that by making it a popular cultural object it’s possible that you drain the symbol of its original meaning and reduce it to something harmless. (and thus reduce its power, and in turn the power of Hamas) Not sure if I agree, though.
To: AJKauf
Neither. Dish-drying device.
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posted on
03/05/2009 3:33:46 PM PST
by
George Smiley
(They're not drinking the Kool-Aid any more. They're eating it straight out of the packet.)
To: AJKauf
Our troops sometimes wear them, incl. Special Forces, to blend in and get the job done.
It all depends on the context.
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posted on
03/05/2009 3:53:50 PM PST
by
DTogo
(Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
To: AJKauf
The "Anti-war" scarf.
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posted on
03/05/2009 4:25:57 PM PST
by
Fundamentally Fair
(If Barack Obama needs more experience, I could give it too him. - "Golden Girl" Betty White)
To: txnativegop
a green and white checked keffiyeh is a sign of the wearer having made a Hajj.
I've never seen a green and white one. But in countries where the government is a monarchy, they wear a red and white checkered one after completing the hajj, but if the govt is presidential/parliamentary, they wear a black and white checkered one after the hajj.
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posted on
03/06/2009 7:30:36 PM PST
by
G8 Diplomat
(I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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