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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam
FWIW, the top one was what I was trying to describe, but the Palestinian protesters that I saw the other day weren't wearing it across their faces, it was too thin.
It's not a "terrorists only" thing.
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Did they wear it around their head or neck? A lot of my Arab friends have a Keyyifeh (and the Saudi guys wear the red one) and they definitely aren't terrorists.
If I remember correctly (from what i've been told) its more of a sentimental thing. You wear it as a sign of protest against how Palestinians are treated (and yes by Israel). That is why there was a lot of controversy when Urban Outfitters, Rachael Ray, etc came out wearing something similar to it.