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How the keffiyeh – a practical garment used for protection against the desert sun – became a symbol of Palestinian identity

By Armin Langer, Assistant Professor of European Studies, University of Florida

The keffiyeh’s prominence soared in the 1970s when Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, adopted and popularized the garment.

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