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  2. Turban - Wikipedia

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    Shia clerics today wear white turbans unless they are descendants of Muhammad or sayyid, in which case they wear a black turban. Many Muslim men choose to wear green, because it represents paradise, especially among followers of Sufism. In parts of North Africa, where blue is common, the shade of a turban can signify the tribe of the wearer. [12]

  3. Keffiyeh - Wikipedia

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    Middle Eastern Arabs, Kurds, and Yazidis wear this headpiece. [6] Historically, after contact with Arabs, some Kurds abandoned their traditional turban in favor of the keffiyeh and agal. [7] Iraqi Turkmen wear it and call it Jamadani, [8] while Omanis call it a mussar. No matter its name, it is available in multiple colours and styles with many ...

  4. Green in Islam - Wikipedia

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    In the Ottoman Empire, the wearing of a green turban was a privilege afforded to the descendants of Muhammad (drawing by Claes Rålamb, 1657).. The color green (Arabic: أخضر, romanized: 'akhḍar) holds many profound and traditional associations within Islam, embodying themes of paradise, purity, and prosperity.

  5. Etiquette in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    Regarding head attire specifically, the etiquette at many Muslim holy sites requires that a headscarf-although it is not necessary and many if not most (men) do not wear it- or some other modest head covering be worn. For women, this might be a hijab and, for men, it might be a taqiyah (cap), turban, or keffiyeh.

  6. Dastar - Wikipedia

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    The original Sikh turban of the Khalsa Fauj, the Dastar Bunga. The Nihang's pharla is being covered at the tip of the turban. Dastar bunga, or turban fortress in Persian, is a style of turban used by a specific sect within the Sikhs, the Akali Nihangs (egoless immortals). As an essential part of their faith the warriors used the turban as a ...

  7. 'We don't wear that in this country': NYC man punches Sikh ...

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    A 19-year-old Sikh on a New York City bus was attacked in a suspected hate crime assault by an assailant who tried to remove his turban while saying, “We don’t wear that in this country ...

  8. Ammama - Wikipedia

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    The Muslim headwear for men typically consists of two portions. The first portion is the solid cap, known as a taqiyah. The second portion is the outer cloth wrap, known as an Imama (the turban). Some scholars instruct Muslim men to either wear both together, or none at all, as a way to distinguish Muslim men from non-Muslim men.

  9. Muslim In America - The Huffington Post

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    If you live in a ghetto or have a ghetto mentality then the rest of the people are gonna look at you funny. So one way is to be out there in your community so that they know that you are. When you see a Muslim, ask them. We get people that ask us all the time, ‘Why do you do this’ and ‘Why do you do that.’