The Rising Popularity and Controversy of the Caffilla

As the world sees the largest pro-Palestine protests on record, the interest in owning a keffiyeh is skyrocketing. Hirbawi is the last known factory making keffiyehs in Palestine. So how is that changing Hirbawi and the meaning behind the keffiyeh?

In this episode:

• Wafa Ghnaim (@tatreezandtea), Palestinian Dress Historian 
• Azar Aghayev (@hirbawiusa), US Distributor for Hirbawi 

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li with our host Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan and Zaina Badr fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

Browse the Hirbawi factory's website. 

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