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Unpack the past: Mandela, the keffiyeh and South Africa's Palestine embrace
Nelson Mandela's embrace with Yasser Arafat and his donning of the keffiyeh symbolize South Africa's support for Palestine.
Mandela's deliberate choice to wear the Palestinian keffiyeh demonstrated his awareness of his own image and his commitment to asserting his African identity. [ more ]