u/___tsuyoi

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Wearing cultural attire as a non-arab

My question specifically relates to wearing the whole package - shemagh, ghutra and agal. My intention in wearing these is not to pose as a Qatari or any other Khaleeji group. I simply like the way the attire looks and find it to be functional in the GCC climate. While I'd like to think a notion like cultural appropriation is a western concept, I am aware that there are natives that may not appreciate it on account of misrepresentation of or disrespect to the culture. On that note, I've made sure to continue learning how to wear these items in the correct and respcted manner with the hopes of not causing offence to anyone. I've already worn the Qatari style agal but am more drawn towards the Saudi style which doesn't have the karakeesh. 

Is it an issue for me as a non-arab to wear any of these items? And if I had to wear them frequently, would that be a problem?

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u/___tsuyoi — 8 hours ago