Later, red and white keffiyehs were adopted by Palestinian Marxists, such as the PFLP. Traditional black and white keffiyehs became associated with Fatah. The colors of the stitching in a keffiyeh are also vaguely associated with Palestinians' political sympathies. This was unusual, as the keffiyeh is associated with Arab masculinity, and many believe this to be something of a fashion statement by Khaled, denoting her equality with men in the Palestinian armed. These photos often included Khaled wearing a keffiyeh in the style of a Muslim woman's hijab, wrapped around the head and shoulders. Several photographs of Khaled circulated in the Western newspapers after the hijacking of TWA Flight 840 and the Dawson's Field hijackings. Īnother Palestinian figure associated with the keffiyeh is Leila Khaled, a member of the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. This way of wearing the keffiyeh became a symbol of Arafat as a person and political leader, and it has not been imitated by other Palestinian leaders. Early on, he had made it his personal trademark to drape the scarf over his right shoulder only, arranging it in the rough shape of a triangle, to resemble the outlines of the territory claimed by Palestine. He also wore a similarly patterned piece of cloth in the neckline of his military fatigues. Arafat would wear his keffiyeh in a semi-traditional way, wrapped around his head via an agal. The black-and-white fishnet pattern keffiyeh would later become Arafat's symbol and he would rarely be seen without it only occasionally would he wear a military cap, or, in colder climates, a Russian-style ushanka hat. Its prominence increased during the 1960s with the beginning of the Palestinian resistance movement and its adoption by Palestinian politician Yasser Arafat. The move was intended to create unity, as well as allow the rebels to blend in when they entered the cities. This reached a peak in 1938, when the leadership of the revolt ordered that the urban classes replace their traditional tarbush hats with the keffiyeh. The black and white keffiyeh worn by Palestinian men of any rank, became a symbol of Palestinian nationalism during the Arab Revolt of the 1930s. Traditionally worn by Palestinian farmers, during the Ottoman period the keffiyeh signalled that the wearer was rural, in contrast to the tarboosh worn by the urban classes. History Yasser Arafat in his iconic fishnet pattern keffiyeh, 1974 Outside of the Middle East and North Africa, the keffiyeh first gained popularity among activists supporting the Palestinians in the conflict with Israel and is an icon of Palestinian solidarity. This keffiyeh has become a symbol of Palestinian nationalism, dating back to the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. The Palestinian keffiyeh ( Arabic: كوفية, romanized: kūfiyya) is a chequered black and white scarf that is usually worn around the neck or head. A woman wearing fishnet pattern keffiyeh, Paris

Black and white spiral colored scarf