Symbol of Palestinian solidarity: Jhumpa Lahiri’s award rejected in protest of scarf ban
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri recently drew widespread praise on social media for turning down an award from a New York City museum. The Indian-origin author declined to accept the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Prize. Because this museum in the United States fired its employees for wearing a keffiyeh. Incidentally, the keffiyeh is a black-and-white check […]
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