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. “This banner, supporting the ...

At “issue” was the fact that the man appeared to be wearing a keffiyeh around his neck. The keffiyeh is standard headwear for men in parts of the Middle East, as well as in the United States ...

Dating back to Sumerian priests of Mesopotamia in 3100 BCE, a version of the keffiyeh was worn to distinguish honour and rank in society. The actual word ‘keffiyeh’ has its origins in the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican had hinted the controversial keffiyeh would be put back in the Nativity scene on Christmas Eve. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish ...

Pope Francis unveiled on Saturday the annual nativity scene at the Vatican, which this year featured baby Jesus draped in a Palestinian keffiyeh, Vatican News reported. This symbolic addition ...

Would Assad do it? Absolutely. The next day brought yet another censorship—this time targeting the Palestinian keffiyeh. Months ago, I shared a photo of myself wearing a keffiyeh during a protest.

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a ...