A keffiyeh-wrapped Baby Jesus in nativity scenes, including one recently displayed at the Vatican, has sparked controversy and challenged traditional images of Christ’s birth. This provocative ...

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The image sparked a heated debate online after ... at JFK Airport was horrified to see a grounds crew member wearing a keffiyeh—a symbol that has been appropriated and associated with violence ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican's main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

They recognized it immediately as a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian headscarf that has been adopted by protesters on the left, and they saw it as a threat. “This banner, supporting the ...

Robby Soave and Niall Stanage weigh in on the Pope Francis' unveiling of a nativity scene in which Baby Jesus is adorned in a keffiyeh, a traditional Arabic scarf that's become symbol of sympathy ...

At “issue” was the fact that the man appeared to be wearing a keffiyeh around his neck. The keffiyeh is standard headwear for men in parts of the Middle East, as well as in the United States ...

ALBAWABA - In St. Peter's Square, the Vatican unveiled their 2024 Nativity scene, which featured Baby Jesus wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh ...