Hamas-Fatah dispute over wearing keffiyeh spills over to Gaza university

Hamas-affiliated police forces assaulted students wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh on the Al-Azhar University campus in the Gaza Strip, causing uproar among the Fatah movement.
Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement shout slogans during a rally marking the tenth anniversary of late Palestinian leader and founder of the movement Yasser Arafat in front of Al-Azhar University, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Nov. 11, 2014.
Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement shout slogans during a rally marking the tenth anniversary of late Palestinian leader and founder of the movement Yasser Arafat in front of Al-Azhar University, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Nov. 11, 2014. - Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images
Amany Mahmoud
Amany Mahmoud

Hamas-affiliated security forces attacked Sept. 21 several students and university staff wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh at Al-Azhar University in the Gaza Strip. 

The university's administration as well as rights organizations widely condemned and rejected the attack, which triggered violent clashes between the security officers and the students.

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