9.10.2007
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8.31.2007
KAFFIYEH!
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From Paris to London to New York, and back to Dublin, I noticed this ubiquitous accoutrement, the Kaffiyeh, which has been gaining 'mem[e]ntum' among young men internationally. With its charged history spanning this century's track of colonialist enterprises, it promises to embed itself and it's ideas like every Buddhist archetype exported from east to west trough the plight of Tibet under Chinese occupation.
Curiously, I heard that versions of this loaded symbol are actually fashionably and readily available at Urban Outfitters. My first thought when realizing the volume –and power, of this iconic dispersion was the idea of a quiet victory for Arafat... but could the same victory be fated to one such that fellow Che?
The history of the use of the kaffiyeh in the struggle for justice in Palestine demonstrates why it has become a symbol for all people who struggle for unity against colonial occupation and oppression around the world.
In the early 1900s, the British occupied many countries in the Middle East, including Palestine. The Palestinians strongly fought against British occupation by uniting. They used all forms of resistance. [more]
Curiously, I heard that versions of this loaded symbol are actually fashionably and readily available at Urban Outfitters. My first thought when realizing the volume –and power, of this iconic dispersion was the idea of a quiet victory for Arafat... but could the same victory be fated to one such that fellow Che?
The history of the use of the kaffiyeh in the struggle for justice in Palestine demonstrates why it has become a symbol for all people who struggle for unity against colonial occupation and oppression around the world.
In the early 1900s, the British occupied many countries in the Middle East, including Palestine. The Palestinians strongly fought against British occupation by uniting. They used all forms of resistance. [more]
8.27.2007
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