I also did not know polka dots were a symbol of the plague until the ... I had no idea West African wax batik patterns – those fat and thin black lines ... once the proud black-and-white emblem ...

Prashar is not Palestinian, or Muslim, or Arab. He's British-Punjabi. But he was wearing a scarf that's become synonymous with Palestinians: A black and white keffiyeh.

The black-and-white variant, worn by Palestinian men and women, has come to symbolise the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, justice and freedom. The olive-leaves pattern represents ...

The black stripes on the border of the garment are said to mimic historical merchant trade routes that used to go through Palestine. The dominant pattern on the keffiyeh is its fishnet design.

Today the two-strand, black-and-white mitten with two roses on the back of the hand, a ribbed cuff, and a pointed top screams “Norway.” But the design is not authentically Norwegian.

The traditional scarf, worn across many parts of the Middle East, has come to be identified in particular as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.

At a protest in Brooklyn to support Palestinians in Gaza on Oct. 28, an attendee wore a kaffiyeh around his head. The black-and-white version in particular has become a badge of Palestinian identity.

The traditional scarf, worn across many parts of the Middle East, has come to be identified in particular as a symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The keffiyeh, a black and white or red and white scarf, is a symbol of Palestinian identity and history. And since war broke out between Israel and Hamas, it's also believed to ...