At “issue” was the fact that the man appeared to be wearing a keffiyeh around his neck. The keffiyeh is standard headwear for men in parts of the Middle East, as well as in the United States ...

At the Rumi Coffee Company, the cost of a keffiyeh starts at $20. “Two weeks ago, we completely sold out of all our scarves … most of our sales were made over December and January,” Al Ali said.