Palestinian costumes turbans, called "shash". In Hebron, it would be of red and yellow silk, in Nablus red and white cotton. Men in Jaffa wore white and gold turbans, similar to the style in Damascus. A green turban indicated a descendant of Muhammed. From 1880 the Ottoman style of tarboush or fez began to replace the turban amongst the effendi class. The "tarboush" had been preceded by a rounder version with blue tassel which originated from the Magreb. The arrival of the more vertical Young Turk version was emancipating for the Christian communities since it was worn by all civil and military
Sharif Sharif Sharif (also transliterated Shareef, Sherif, Shareef, Alsharif, Alshareef ( '), or Chérif (Darija: Chorfa)) is a traditional Arab title. The origin of the word is an adjective meaning "noble", "highborn". The feminine singular is sharifa(h) or shareefa(h) ( '). The masculine plural is Ashraf ( ""). Sunnis in the Arab world reserve the term "sharif/sherif or shareef" for descendants of Hasan ibn Ali, while "sayyid" is used for descendants of Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan's younger brother. Both Hasan and Husayn are grandchildren of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, through the marriage of his cousin Ali and his daughter Fatima. However,