variants
or less commonly keffiyeh
: an Arab headdress consisting of a square of cloth folded to form a triangle and held on by a cord
Examples of kaffiyeh in a Sentence
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Opening act performer Eric Saade wore a kaffiyeh—a headscarf that can be a symbol of Palestinian solidarity—on his wrist during the show Tuesday.
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Chantelle Lee, TIME, 8 May 2024
Two men wearing blue plastic ponchos with crosses made of red tape were hurriedly rushing a woman whose head was wrapped in a kaffiyeh scarf to the medical tent.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Even Greta Thunberg, the climate Cassandra, has been canceled in Germany after wearing a kaffiyeh and calling for a cease-fire at a recent protest.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Cyrus Mayer, a 29-year-old Ojai resident and landscaper, burst into the room wearing a kaffiyeh head scarf and coated in fake blood.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The kaffiyeh is a traditional Arab headdress that has come to symbolize solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Esperanza Spalding showed her support for Palestine as well by wearing a kaffiyeh.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
At the time, Prashar—who is Punjabi—wore a kaffiyeh around his neck.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Jan. 2024
Symbols including the Star of David necklace and the kaffiyeh scarf have been embraced beyond the Middle East as a way of showing support for Jews and Palestinians during the war.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
Chantelle Lee, TIME, 8 May 2024
Two men wearing blue plastic ponchos with crosses made of red tape were hurriedly rushing a woman whose head was wrapped in a kaffiyeh scarf to the medical tent.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Even Greta Thunberg, the climate Cassandra, has been canceled in Germany after wearing a kaffiyeh and calling for a cease-fire at a recent protest.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Cyrus Mayer, a 29-year-old Ojai resident and landscaper, burst into the room wearing a kaffiyeh head scarf and coated in fake blood.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The kaffiyeh is a traditional Arab headdress that has come to symbolize solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
Esperanza Spalding showed her support for Palestine as well by wearing a kaffiyeh.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
At the time, Prashar—who is Punjabi—wore a kaffiyeh around his neck.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Jan. 2024
Symbols including the Star of David necklace and the kaffiyeh scarf have been embraced beyond the Middle East as a way of showing support for Jews and Palestinians during the war.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
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“Kaffiyeh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaffiyeh. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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