6/6 If you are interested in buying your own Keffiyeh, we urge you to buy from the last Kuffiyeh factory in Palestine called “Hirbawi” Kuffiya. Check them out in the link below: https://www.kufiya.org
5/6 The patterns on the Keffiyah are made of 3 main sections – fishnet, olive leaves, & bold, each represents a different aspect of Palestinian identity. The fishnet represents the relationship w the sea, the olive leaves for resilience & bold is for the historic trade routes.
4/6 The Keffiyah is a symbol of resilience, solidarity, & deep-rooted cultural identity. This checkered scarf holds the warmth of Palestinian history & struggle. It has evolved as a powerful symbol of identity & resistance, woven into the fabric of daily life & global solidarity.
3/6 Originally the keffiyeh was plain white, in 1950 the black and white checkered Keffiyeh was introduced becoming an unmistakable symbol of Palestinian solidarity globally.
2/6 Firstly the Keffiyeh or Kufiya, a traditional headdress worn in parts of the Middle East. It is fashioned from a square scarf and is usually made of cotton. The keffiyeh is commonly found in arid regions, providing protection from sunburn, dust, and sand.
12/12 Naji Al Ali lives on in Handala until today and remains a symbol of resistance for the Palestinians and Arabs. Handala is often graffitied in the streets of the Arab region, held in protests, or tattooed on the bodies of people. https://youtu.be/hy4OUle1Jsw
Thirty years after his assassination, family and friends reflect on the life and work of he who is regarded as one of the most important intellectual voices ...
11/12 The British police arrested Ismail Sowan, a 28-year-old Jerusalem-born Palestinian researcher at Hull University, he was only charged with possession of weapons and explosives. Sowan later confessed that he worked for both the PLO and the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
10/12 On 22 July 1987, Naji Al Ali was shot in the head on his way to work in London and remained in a coma until his death on 29 August 1987. It is still not known who opened fire on Al-Ali.
9/12 He was then discovered by the writer Ghassan Kanafani who helped him publish his drawings in the magazine Al Hurriyah in 1961. His career picked up and he spent his life publishing his cartoons in magazines like Al Tali'a, and Al-Siyasa. Al-Safir, Al Qabas.
8/12 He lived his early life in refugee camps in Lebanon then traveled to multiple Arab countries to work various industrial jobs until he returned to Lebanon in 1959 to pursue an Art education which was halted for being arrested for his political activism.
