Thanks for the link! It just might have resolved a fashion conflict for me :o)
I've liked the look of the black and white Keffiyeh since I first saw them on European tourists in 1980's. I wasn't particularly aware of what was going on in the world, and gathered that the scarf's political statement was: I travel.
I later noticed Keffiyeh in black and white, and red and white on seemingly important Arab men, but did not make a religious connection. And I never pursued buying one.
Years later, I was psyched to learn that my new husband owned two black and white Keffiyeh. Imagine my surprise when he stopped me at the door the day I wanted to wear one out of the house. "But," I protested, "all kinds of people wear them. I saw a guy in a purple and white one yesterday." Surely the Urban Outfitters model?
I have discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with my husband a number of times, and he knows I am sympathetic to the pain and suffering on both sides of the issue. He knows I only hope for peace and compromise, in spite of the comlexities of the issue. And he knows I probably don't want to get into it over Palestine and Israel walking down the street in Denver because I happen to like the Arab houndstooth.
I prefer the checks to the look of the peace sign keffiyeh on the link, but I clearly prefer the message of the latter.
Thanks for the link! It just might have resolved a fashion conflict for me :o)
I've liked the look of the black and white Keffiyeh since I first saw them on European tourists in 1980's. I wasn't particularly aware of what was going on in the world, and gathered that the scarf's political statement was: I travel.
I later noticed Keffiyeh in black and white, and red and white on seemingly important Arab men, but did not make a religious connection. And I never pursued buying one.
Years later, I was psyched to learn that my new husband owned two black and white Keffiyeh. Imagine my surprise when he stopped me at the door the day I wanted to wear one out of the house. "But," I protested, "all kinds of people wear them. I saw a guy in a purple and white one yesterday." Surely the Urban Outfitters model?
I have discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East with my husband a number of times, and he knows I am sympathetic to the pain and suffering on both sides of the issue. He knows I only hope for peace and compromise, in spite of the comlexities of the issue. And he knows I probably don't want to get into it over Palestine and Israel walking down the street in Denver because I happen to like the Arab houndstooth.
I prefer the checks to the look of the peace sign keffiyeh on the link, but I clearly prefer the message of the latter.