Turbans For Men And Why They Are Worn

By Kate McMahon


Peaked turbans for men are worn by Sikhs for the purpose of covering their long hair, which is never shaved due to the respect they have for Gods creation. Devout Sikh men also do not cut down their beards. Instead, most of them decide to comb out their beard, twist and tuck it up within their turbans together with their long 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.

Men in Afghanistan wear a wide range of turbans, the only difference being the way they cover their heads using them. The Taliban, which is the oppressive Islamic government ruling most parts of the country, provides a good example. Taliban members often wear quite a lengthy turban, in some instances intertwining two of them together in a way that an end hangs loosely over one shoulder. Taliban diplomats to Afghanistan usually wear a plain black turban folded 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.

In some instances, Indian men wear a turban to denote their religious affiliation, profession, class or caste. This headpiece can be quite intricate in India. However, the headgears manufactured using woven fancy clothing and embellished with jewels are not just an Indian specialty. Men have used these headgears to show off their wealth and power as further away as Turkey.

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.

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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