A keffiyeh — sometimes spelled kufiyya or kaffiyeh — is a traditional scarf worn across many parts of the Middle East. In recent decades they have come to be identified in particular as a ...

What is a keffiyeh and what does it mean? First, the basics. The keffiyeh, also known as a hatta, is a traditional Arab headdress.Historically, it was worn by nomadic communities — or Bedouins ...

In a controversial take on the classic nativity scene, some churches are replacing the baby Jesus’s traditional blanket with a keffiyeh — a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

They recognized it immediately as a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian headscarf that has been adopted by protesters on the left, and they saw it as a threat. Forwarding the News.

The baby Jesus’s cradle is draped in a traditional Palestinian Keffiyeh, with other elements produced by local craftspeople according to age-old traditions. The best of Artnet News in your inbox.

A keffiyeh-wrapped Baby Jesus in nativity scenes, including one recently displayed at the Vatican, has sparked controversy and challenged traditional images of Christ’s birth. This provocative ...

The keffiyeh “says who I am and carries my family’s history with me always,” she told CNN. Ghnaim similarly said the keffiyeh reminds her of her father, while tatreez — traditional ...

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. The keffiyeh explained: How this scarf ...