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  • noun Plural form of kaffiyeh.

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Examples

  • To do that, many journalists have taken to adopting disguises, especially when traveling; men wear the checkered Arabic headdress called kaffiyehs; women wear hijab scarves.

    Shark Attacks 2007

  • "kaffiyehs" would make a very good external diaper.

    Knowledge is Power 2009

  • We are thankful that the law school is a place where we can be comfortable walking around in both kippas and kaffiyehs, and where the two groups can talk and consider each other as friends.

    Comfortable in a kippa or a kaffiyeh : Law is Cool 2009

  • Three weeks ago, in Delhi's old Muslim quarter around the Jama Masjid, I was shopping for my kaffiyehs.

    Parvez Sharma: America's Imam and His Problematic Mosque: A Muslim Viewpoint Parvez Sharma 2010

  • Under the awning to the other side, ornamented tables supported hookahs; a clear plastic enclosure sheltered patrons in colorful kaffiyehs from the chill of the air.

    Venom Joan Brady 2010

  • This is why I've never understood the gay activists who don kaffiyehs and march against Israel on behalf of the Palestinian regime.

    Thorny problem for the UN 2009

  • Within this construction, she carved elements relating to Islamic and Jewish fundamentalism, and contrasted the uncompromising positions of men in kaffiyehs and skullcaps with the veiled heads of fleeing women.

    Art in the United States. 2009

  • We filled New York's JFK airport on July 4 with Palestinian flags and kaffiyehs, chanting "Viva, Viva Palestina!" as hundreds of international travelers watched us unload a truck full of wheelchairs, walkers and medical aid.

    The Journey to Gaza Begins 2009

  • [New York Post] • Canadian Olympians will arrive at the Opening Ceremonies in heinous multicolored jumpsuits and pollution-fighting kaffiyehs.

    Everybody Shut Up ... Nicole Is Finally Talking!: Vanity Fair Fair, Vanity 2008

  • At least 60 extras dressed in hijabs, kaffiyehs and polyester-wool blend slacks were herded onto the set to simulate an average shopping day.

    This Is Your Street Mid-Bombing 2007

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