The garments, described as "Lightweight Military Arab Tactical Desert Army Shemagh KeffIyeh" scarves, have also provoked controversy on social media.

Searches for "Palestinian scarf for women" rose by 159% in the three months to Dec. 4 compared with the previous three months; searches for "military scarf shemagh," "keffiyeh palestine" and ...

Thought to have been originally made out of wool, before cotton was introduced from India and Egypt, the keffiyeh - also called the shemagh in Jordan and Syria, and the ghutra in Gulf countries ...

The keffiyeh, also known as a hatta, is a traditional Arab headdress. Historically, it was worn by nomadic communities — or Bedouins — in historic Palestine. It's typically made of cotton and ...

The keffiyeh classes are attracted to the Palestinian people not for their dynamism, but for their wretchedness. Not for their vim, but for their victimization. It’s vicarious victimhood.

The keffiyeh has been a staple of Palestinian culture for years, but it has recently garnered more global attention following the October Hamas attacks on Israel, which killed 1,200 people, and ...

The keffiyeh, often known as a shemagh, arab scarf, Palestinian hatta, yamegh, or igal, carries diverse meanings and uses across cultures and regions. Its symbolic significance varies, ...

“That’s a khaleeji shemagh not a keffiyeh,” suggested one person. Others believed the dress was a workaround the ban on flags at the festival.

The garments, described as "Lightweight Military Arab Tactical Desert Army Shemagh KeffIyeh" scarves, have also provoked controversy on social media.