kaffiyeh

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He and others think that the neckwear worn by Ray looks like a kaffiyeh, the scarf that is a symbol of Palestinian "resistance".

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  1. noun A cloth headdress fastened by a band around the crown and usually worn by Arab men.

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  • A black kaffiyeh was fastened to his head by a matching gold braid, and his black goatee and mustache were perfectly groomed. —  ConsenttoKill
  • Don't get us wrong: we love the look of a pretty, colourful scarf and could blather on about one's ability to change an entire outfit, but when annoying Food Network celebrity Rachael Ray starts wearing what resembles a Palestinian kaffiyeh in a Dunkin 'Donuts commercial, there's a problem. —  AltWeeklies.com Site Feed
  • Add to that the fact that, now available in multiple colour permutations, the same scarf seems to have become a key uniform item (paired with skinny black jeans, Chuck Taylors, a baggy Ramones tee, vintage leather bomber, and fedora) for hipsters who probably have no clue about the situation in Palestine and the politics the kaffiyeh represents. —  AltWeeklies.com Site Feed
  • Allah hu Akbar, and rudeboys with kaffiyeh bandanas who like to prance around in front of the television. —  Harry's Place
  • This is why secular protestors who seek human rights for Palestinians will find themselves side by side with people chanting 'Allah hu Akbar!' and in the company of kaffiyeh wearing loudmouths for as long as those secular protestors continue to allow Islamists to co-organise these events —  Harry's Place
 

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  1. Arabic kaffīya, colloquial variant of kūfīya, perhaps from Late Latin cofea, helmet; see coif.

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  1. Syrian.
 

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/ˈkæfɪyɛ/
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