re: #302 SanFranciscoZionist

It’s a specifically Arab thing, and in a political context it has some very specific connotations.

Like I said, I don’t mind them. Worn by Arab men on their heads.

Back in the day, middle-aged well-travelled Jewish women used to bring them back from Israel and wear them like scarves, usually with Guatemalan earrings. Nowadays, it means something more specifically political.

hehe I was in Israel in the 70s with Young Judea (Jewish youth group for those who don’t know) many of us bought them. Arafat wasn’t wearing it as the symbol of Palestine at the time.

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We all wanted something distinctly Arab. The only time I’ve worn it since, and I still wear it, is for pirate days at the Renn Faire. (Tie it around my head like Jack Sparrow).

Today there’s a different significance, for sure, but I wager that a lot of those yoot have no clue what it means, other than it stands for “revolution” of some sort.