With his keffiyeh, aviator sunglasses, and beard stubble, Arafat first received media attention in the 1960s and 1970s, when the PLO was hijacking airplanes and perpetrating terrorist attacks.

Yasser Arafat, former chairman of the PLO, was known for wearing a similar headscarf, but his was a black and white pattern while the band’s scarves are red and white checked.

UCLA's humanities commencement speaker sparks controversy by wearing a keffiyeh and delivering a speech that led to Jewish Studies graduates being booed amid campus political tensions ...

Yet, when Fragoza arrived draped in a keffiyeh, no dean or faculty member stopped to ask whether graduation was the time for political costume. Police and protesters clash at UCLA (Getty Images) ...

This morning, pilgrims from the State of Qatar, along with all the pilgrims at the holy sites, arrive at Arafat to perform the most important ritual of Hajj. They are taking part ...

Middle East News: Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims climbed Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for Haj. They prayed under the hot sun, seeking blessings. Salem Naji Ahmed ...

Hajj 2025: Togolese woman gives birth at Arafat Woman among 2,443 pilgrims from 100 countries hosted as part of special Saudi programme Last updated: June 06, 2025 | 12:31 Huda Ata, Special to ...

Amid the Hajj rites, a pilgrim from Bauchi State, Abdullahi Adamu, passed away while standing in prayer on Mount Arafat during this year’s Arafat Day ...

Student says Lower Merion High School forced them to remove keffiyeh at graduation ceremony A student at Lower Merion High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, says they were not allowed to ...

Muslim pilgrims set off at dawn on Thursday (June 5) morning to gather at Mount Arafat as they mark what is considered the annual hajj’s most important day, Arafat Day.

On this day, pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat — a 230-foot high hill on the outskirts of Mecca — and its surrounding plains for hours of prayer and Quran recitals. The area offers little shade ...

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims flock to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam ...