Made in Palestine [Courtesy of Riyaad Minty]
The palestinian scarf (keffiyeh) has been quite the fashion accessory recently. From celebrities to the average person on the street, we see such a variety of colours and designs of the keffiyeh.
How many people actually now what the keffiyeh means? Where did it come from? Why is it so important to the palestinians?
This two part documentary takes a look at the last remaining keffiyeh factory in Palestine.
The next time you pull out your scarf, or see someone wearing one, maybe stop of a second and remember/remind them of what it all stands for.....WITNESS
(http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2009/07/200972711343457982.html)
Made in Palestine
The keffiyeh is an ancient Arabic headdress, designed to keep you cool in the hot Middle Eastern summers and warm in the chill of winter.
But it is more than just a practical headdress and over recent decades it has come to symbolise the Palestinian struggle for self-determination.
At one time, small factories in the West Bank were producing thousands of keffiyeh's a day, but the forces of today's global economy means that cheap imports are now much more available.
The documentary looks at the last keffiyeh maker in the West Bank: 76 years old, he has finally fallen victim to a cocktail of competition from China, globalisation and Israeli occupation.
Through the factory's story we discover the history and significance of the different types of keffiyeh, and how the colour is an emblem of the particular political faction to which you belong.
You can watch it here:
Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq8S5TkHHjk
Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEBm1NbRXvM
For more information about Keffiyah (Palestinian Scarf) Day [Friday, 14 August 2009], please visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=124651334416
Note adopted from: http://malignanthoughts.blogspot.com/
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