Pulitzer Winner Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award Over New York Museum’s Keffiyeh Ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity, following an updated dress code. “Jhumpa Lahiri has chosen to withdraw her acceptance of the…

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