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To: G8 Diplomat

A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, rounded cap worn by Muslims ?

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39 posted on 02/26/2008 8:29:30 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Yeah...I’ve seen pictures of Muslims wearing those during prayer time. It’s probably related to the word kufiyya, which is the Arabic word for those sheets they always wear on their heads.

Here’s what Wikipedia has to say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufi


40 posted on 02/26/2008 8:36:21 PM PST by G8 Diplomat
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