Wearing a red/white shemagh in Morocco - offensive?

[mrjameskent]

Hi all

I'm off to Morocco at the end of the month and will be doing a trek in the Atlas mountains, which I expect to be pretty chilly.

I was planning on taking my shemagh as it does a great job keeping warm and would be useful.

However, I don't want to cause offense to anyone as I realise it has significant religous connotations. It's a red/white one.

Does anyone have any experience with that? I'm not interested in whether its fashionable or anything like that, so please don't have a pop on that level.

Thanks

J

[FunkyFrenchy]

Hi all

I'm off to Morocco at the end of the month and will be doing a trek in the Atlas mountains, which I expect to be pretty chilly.

Yup, bring windbreakers and you will be fine...

Allready been skiing up there...

Oukaïmedem...

Amazing you have snow on your feet and you see the desert...

also buy tons of candys for the kids...

[werdtoyourmoms]

wearing a shemagh is offensive to anyone who cares what you look like

[fndmybetterhalf]

^ hahahahaha someone quote that about 50 times for truth

[mellowbonsai]

not only do those things make you look like an asshole, if you dont know the cultural implications and history of what youre wearing, you are an asshole

[geekbonchic]

wearing a shemagh is offensive to anyone who cares what you look like

not only do those things make you look like an asshole, if you dont know the cultural implications and history of what youre wearing, you are an asshole

You're welcome, fndmybetterhalf.

[C0C0]

those 2 quotes r the best

[Biff15]

those 2 quotes r the best

...that's a fact...

[MataLeao]

If you're planning to go to China would you wear this? I think you answered your own question.

[Pandemonium]

i think the US government should consider shemaghs when they next infiltrate an arabic country.

[FunkyFrenchy]

Actually it's more complex...

If you are wearing a Keffieh : you look like a terrorist...

but if you are wearing a cheich, then it's fine... I was wearing that all the time in morroco or tunisia...

[DJ2xTech]

just say you're part of the British SAS going on a military expedition and you'll be alright.

[patience]

While there are some cultural/political associations to the keffiyeh, there aren't any religious ones.

[FunkyFrenchy]

While there are some cultural/political associations to the keffiyeh, there aren't any religious ones.

So don't wear one...