lundi 2 septembre 2013

Understanding Why Turbans For Men Are Worn

By Kate McMahon


Sikhs usually wear peaked turbans for men partly in order to cover their long and well kept hair, which out of respect for the creation of God, is never cut down. In addition, die-hard Sikh men do not shave their beards, with many of them choosing to comb out their facial hair, then twisting and tucking it up inside their turbans together with hair from the head.

Often, Muslim religious leaders wear turbans wrapped around caps referred to in Arabic as Kalansuwa. These caps can be colorful or solid white, spherical or conical, with their styles widely varying from area to area. In addition, the colors of the turban wrapped around the Kalansuwa also vary. Some Muslims consider white the holiest turban color, given that it was the color of the turban donned by Prophet Muhammad.

Other Muslims also favor green since they consider it the color of paradise. Not all Muslims however wear a turban. In fact, in some western nations they are perceived as old fashioned and are rarely worn by those living in major cosmopolitan areas in the Muslim world.

Afghan men wear various turbans, with differences seen in the manner in which they cover heads with them. A good example is the Taliban, the strict Islamic government that runs most of the nation. Their members usually wear a very long turban, sometimes two of them intertwined together and one end hanging loosely over a shoulder. Taliban ambassadors to Afghanistan on the other hand prefer a solid black turban wrapped over their foreheads.

Some afghan men do not wear a turban at all, instead choosing quite a distinctive afghan hat. Leaders from Iran wear a white or black turban wrapped in a circular flat style. The term turban is thought to have originated from the Persians living in the region now referred to as Iran, who called it a dulband.

Indian men in some instances adorn a turban to show off the class, religious affiliation, caste or profession that they belong to. In India, this headgear can be somewhat complex. However, it is not only in India that a turban is designed using desirable woven clothes and decorated with expensive jewelry. In places such as Turkey, men are known to signify how wealthy and powerful they are by wearing such headpieces.

Technically, the kaffiyeh is not considered a turban. Actually, it is a rectangular piece of clothing that is diagonally folded and then draped across the head, as opposed to being wound like as a turban. In recent times, the kaffiyeh has been made famous by the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. This headgear, however, is not solely affiliated to the Palestine. Men in Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf states and Jordan wear kaffiyehs in styles and colors that are exclusive to the region. For instance, Jordanians wear white kaffiyehs while Palestinians wear white and black ones. Saudi men are most likely to wear their kaffiyeh differently from their Jordan counterparts.

People living in deserts have for a long time used turbans for men to prevent sand from getting into their faces. Nomadic communities and their tribesmen also use them as a form of disguise. The color of men's headgear can also signify their tribal affiliation from a long distance.




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