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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At the World Arts and Cultures graduation, the student speaker wore a keffiyeh, similarly accused Israel of genocide, and claimed to have failed out of her original major, earning applause, not concern.
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Isabella Brannon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
The keffiyeh ban has threatened a reputational crisis at the Noguchi Museum, as critics question its proximity to the avowedly antiwar sculptor.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Draped in a keffiyeh, Mahdawi, 34, paused to listen to the swell of cheers from his fellow graduates.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
At the campus student center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, students in traditional Palestinian red and black robes mingled with others amid tables selling jewelry and keffiyeh head coverings, a photo booth and prayer mats.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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Isabella Brannon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
The keffiyeh ban has threatened a reputational crisis at the Noguchi Museum, as critics question its proximity to the avowedly antiwar sculptor.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Draped in a keffiyeh, Mahdawi, 34, paused to listen to the swell of cheers from his fellow graduates.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
At the campus student center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, students in traditional Palestinian red and black robes mingled with others amid tables selling jewelry and keffiyeh head coverings, a photo booth and prayer mats.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Keffiyeh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keffiyeh. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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