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Any more questions about whether the kaffiyeh is “just a scarf,” or a well-known symbol of Palestinian “resistance?” An article by Mafaz al-Suwaidan in the very leftist, pro-Palestinian Toronto Star makes the point beautifully: More than just a chic checkered scarf. “The kaffiyeh is a visual extension of our ...
Toronto Star, Canada, dunkin donuts, Symbology, Intifada, Terrorism, Palestinians, Kaffiyeh, LGF
A store employee in Australia has gotten in trouble for wearing a kaffiyeh: Keffiyeh kerfuffle hits Bondi bottleshop. More overreacting right-wingers, seeing terrorist symbols where they don’t exist? No; this time a Palestinian customer complained because she was wearing it for fashion reasons, rather than as a political statement. ...
Australia, dunkin donuts, Symbology, Intifada, Terrorism, Palestinians, Kaffiyeh, LGF
New York Times “blog” The Lede has a surprisingly even-handed (for them) article on the kaffiyeh controversy: Doughnuts: The Third Rail of American Politics? - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog. And yes, I’m still getting hate mail over this one. Who knew there were so ...
LGF, New York Times, Media Bias, Kaffiyeh, rachael ray, dunkin donuts
If you object to celebrities wearing well-known symbols of Palestinian terrorism, you’re a racist. Amahl Bishara, an anthropology lecturer at the University of Chicago who specializes in media matters relating to the Middle East, said complaints about the scarf’s use in the ad demonstrate misunderstandings of Arab culture and ...
Racism, dunkin donuts, Symbology, Intifada, Terrorism, Palestinians, Kaffiyeh, LGF
Would you believe I’m still getting hate mail from leftists and Rachael Ray fans over this post? As usual, the “progressives” refuse to see anything wrong with the mainstreaming of the kaffiyeh, and deliberately misconstrue the criticisms in outlandish ways—for example, claiming that I said Dunkin’ Donuts and Rachael Ray ...
dunkin donuts, Symbology, Intifada, Terrorism, Palestinians, Kaffiyeh, LGF
Received from Dunkin’ Brands Customer Service this morning (along with two more hate mails from Rachael Ray fans): Thank you for expressing your concern regarding the Rachael Ray advertisement. In the ad that you reference, Rachael is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design that was ...
LGF, Kaffiyeh, Palestinians, Terrorism, Intifada, Symbology, dunkin donuts
I didn’t believe this story when people first started emailing about it; but sure enough, it’s true. Dunkin Donuts, the venerable old fried dough seller, is the latest American firm to casually promote the symbol of Palestinian terrorism and the intifada, the kaffiyeh, via Rachael Ray: Dunkin’ Breakfast Choices. ...
dunkin donuts, Symbology, Intifada, Terrorism, Palestinians, Kaffiyeh, LGF