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"After Israel declared war on Hamas following the militant group’s surprise
attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and hostilities resumed in the region, some
Palestinians have been urging non-Palestinians to wear the keffiyeh, a
distinctive checkered scarf, during protests.
Indeed, several Palestinian diaspora communities and their allies across the
globe have taken to wearing the keffiyeh as a mark of solidarity. Last week,
three Palestinian students who were shot in Vermont were wearing
black-and-white keffiyeh scarves.
As a scholar of immigrant communities and religious minorities in Europe, I am
aware of the history that shaped the keffiyeh’s origins and its transformation
as a symbol of Palestinian cultural and national identity."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
