An Overview Of The Various Turbans For Men

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.

Turbans are often worn by Muslim religion leaders, wrapped around caps called Kalansuwa in Arabic language. Such caps can vary widely in style depending on the region, usually spherical or conical, and also pure white or multicolored. Whats more, the color of these turbans draped around the Kalansuwa also varies. White is seen by a section of Muslims as the most holy turban color, due to the fact that Prophet Muhammad wore a white such headpiece.

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 a variety of turbans, with differences observed in the way they cover their heads even within the Taliban, the oppressive Islamic government controlling most of the country. For instance, Taliban members can wear quite a long turban, probably two intertwined together with a single end hanging loose over their shoulder. On the other hand, Talibans ambassador to Afghanistan favors a black solid turban tied over his forehead.

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.

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.

The kaffiyeh is not actually considered a turban. In the real sense, it is a rectangular clothing piece folded diagonally and then adorned across the head, rather than being wrapped the way a turban is done. The kaffiyeh has been popularized in recent times by Yasser Arafat, the late Palestinian leader. However, this headpiece not exclusively restricted to Palestinians. Men in the Persian Gulf states, Jordan and Saudi Arabia wear kaffiyehs in colors and styles matching the regions fashion statements. Jordanians for example wear a white and black kaffiyeh while Palestinians prefer multicolored ones. Men in Saudi Arabia most likely wear their headpieces in a manner that is different from Jordanians.

Residents of deserts have for a long time worn turbans for men so as to prevent their faces from coming into contact with sand. They also use them as a way of disguising their faces. In addition, the color of the headgear is also utilized to show off from a distance the wearers tribal affiliation.




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