All You Need To Know About Turbans For Men

By Henrietta Gross


Turbans for men have a large array of uses. The problem that most people make is to associate these great garments with terrorist activities. This could perhaps be attributed to the fact that almost all the pictures we have seen of terrorists, they have all been wearing these cloths. The fact of the matter is that there are many kinds of people who wear them.

Sikh men use turbans in order to cover their hair which can be quite long. One of the reasons why Sikh have long hair is due to the fact that they take it as a respect to God and therefore rarely cut it. Apart from the hair, they also have quite lengthy beards which are also tucked inside. Sikhs are scattered all over the world especially in North America and Europe.

Turbans are also worn by Muslim religious leaders. One distinguishing characteristic of those worn by Muslim leaders is that they are usually held in place by a cap which could be of any color. Apart from that, a turban worn by a Muslim will come in varying colors to signify something different. There are those who wear white ones because their prophet Mohamed was always spotted in a white one.

In Afghan, men have been known to wear a different kind of turban. There are those who wear long ones which have one hanging end. Others prefer to tie theirs above the forehead. Interesting enough, there are those who also prefer not to wear them but instead don a hat.

Iranian men either choose to wear white turban or a black one. Whichever the color chosen, these garments are usually tied in a circular manner. Actually, there are those who say that the name turban is derived from this region as it was worn by the Persians who lived here. At that time, it was known as a dulband.

In India, turbans are worn to symbolize the profession, class or religious taste of the wearer. Due to this, there are those who prefer to even put jewels or fancy colors on them. Those who are particularly rich can beautify their cloths in a special way so that one can tell from a mile off their class.

There is a type of turban which has gained a wide popularity of late. It is called the kaffiyeh and is the one which was commonly worn by the late Palestinian leader called Yasser Arafat. Due to this, there are those who thought that the kaffiyeh originated in Palestine. In actual fact, the kaffiyeh has always been worn by men who live in Saudi Arabian and Jordan. A kaffiyeh can either be worn in black or white.

Turbans are worn by those who live in the deserts as a form of protection for their faces. This is due to the harsh conditions that exist here all the year round. Other tribes wear them in order to conceal their identity from visitors. For other tribes, it is a form of identity depending on the color and style of this cloth. It is difficult to believe that turbans for men could mean so much yet they only appear as simple pieces of cloth.




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