Rabu, 04 September 2013

Turbans For Men And Why They Are Worn

By Kate McMahon


Sikhs often wear turbans for men that are peaked to cover long hair, which is never trimmed as a way of showing respect for Gods creation. Devout ones also do not trim their beards, as they comb it, twist and tuck it inside their headgears together with their lengthy head hair.

Muslim religious clerics often wear turbans draped around caps known as Kalansuwa in Arabic. Such caps can be conical or spherical, solid white or colorful, with their styles varying widely from region to region. Additionally, the color of these turbans wrapped around a kalansuwa also varies. White is considered to be the purest turban color by some Muslims, based on a legend that a white turban was worn by Prophet Muhammad.

Some Muslims prefer green since it is considered a paradise color. However, not each and every Muslim wears a turban. In fact, those living in major cosmopolitan regions within the Muslim world western countries rarely wear them, considering them as old-fashioned.

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.

A section of Afghans do not wear a turban at all, preferring instead quite a trademark afghan hat. Iranian leaders wear a turban of either white or black color draped in a style that is flat and circular. History has it that the term turban has its roots from the Persians who resided in the region that is now Iran, who referred to it as a dulband.

Indian men in some cases wear a turban to signify their caste, class, religious affiliation or profession. In India, this headgear can be quite elaborate. However, those made using fancy woven cloths and decorated with jewels are not restricted to India only. Men have utilized the headgear as far away as Turkey to demonstrate their power and wealth.

A kaffiyeh is technically not a turban. It is actually a rectangle shaped piece of cloth diagonally folded and then worn across the head, contrary to the manner in which turbans are worn. In modern times, the kaffiyeh was made popular by the late Palestinian statesman called Yasser Arafat. All in all, this headpiece is not just for Palestinians only. Citizens of states of the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Jordan also wear black and white kaffiyehs, with Palestinians preferring ones with multiple colors.

Desert people have long used turbans for men to keep sand out of their faces. Tribesmen of nomadic communities have also used them to disguise themselves. In some cases, the color of peoples headgear can be used to identify their tribal affiliation from afar.




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