keffiyeh
noun
kef·fi·yeh
less common spelling of kaffiyeh
: an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord
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Ali Carleton, a 22-year-old UCF graduate student, was one of a handful of people who attended the trustees meeting wearing a keffiyeh, showing their opposition to the regulation.
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Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
For example, efforts to ban the keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf that is a cultural but not religious piece of clothing, are very specifically targeting Palestinians.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 5 June 2024
Additional video showed an egg thrown at a pro-Palestinian activist and a man wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, chased and punched on the ground by a man wearing a Jewish yarmulke or kippah.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
At the Luskin School of Public Affairs morning ceremony, a number of graduates wore keffiyeh scarves in support of Palestinians and all three student speakers decried the violence in Gaza and UCLA leadership.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
For example, efforts to ban the keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf that is a cultural but not religious piece of clothing, are very specifically targeting Palestinians.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 5 June 2024
Additional video showed an egg thrown at a pro-Palestinian activist and a man wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf, chased and punched on the ground by a man wearing a Jewish yarmulke or kippah.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 24 June 2024
At the Luskin School of Public Affairs morning ceremony, a number of graduates wore keffiyeh scarves in support of Palestinians and all three student speakers decried the violence in Gaza and UCLA leadership.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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“Keffiyeh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keffiyeh. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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