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Is Rachel Ray a terrorist?

TV personality Rachel Ray is in hot water with conservative Americans after wearing a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh.

Dunkin' Donuts pulled the ads featuring a TV culinary maven, Rachael Ray, because she is wearing a traditional Muslim scarf, keffiyeh.

Dunkin' Donuts received complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that Ray wore in the ad "offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism."

One of the biggest critics of the ad was the ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, who suggested there should be a Dunkin' Donuts boycott.

In her column, Malkin speaks out against the symbolism of the keffiyeh, and the way it was made popular out of ignorance or intentionally.

"The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad. Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant (and not so ignorant) fashion designers, celebrities and left-wing icons," Malkin wrote.

To read the column go to http://www.michellemalkin.com

See what the 'left' wing thinks of the 'controversial' ad.

What do you think – has American paranoia hit an ultimate high.

You have got to be joking What's next?? I wonder can they be more IGNORANT! - Jay   I cannot believe this I cannot believe this s**(^*&^t. This is what wikipedia says about a keffiyah - it is a traditional headdress of Arab men, made of a square of cloth ("scarf"), usually cotton, folded and wrapped in various styles around the head. It is commonly found in arid climate areas to provide protection from direct sun exposure, as well as for occasional use in protecting the mouth and eyes from blown dust and sand. No be-headings mentioned in that one! - Lesly   Idiots What the hell are they talking about? Michelle Malkin is the ignorant one. American are soooo paranoid, they need to get over themselves! So everything Muslim is bad? I think not!!!! - Rom   Reall Fools Hehe, laughable and really stupid to start with...Rachel Ray & Michelle Malkin are the ignorant stereotypical people they are. Their aim is to mislead innocent honest Americans and victimise every Islamic resemblance...why? Because they are paranoid. - Baka   Based on that logic... Hitler was wearing leather shoes when they found him in the bunker. I own a pair of leather shoes. Goodness Gracious!! That must mean im a Nazi!! The logic of dumb Americans astounds me. Land of the Free, Home of the Moronic. - The Manchurian Candidate   Paranoid He he he...Laughing out loud - Kolobe   the american dream America on a roll again. Anything to stay in the lime light. Idiots... the biggets terrorists are Americans themselves... the American dream is to be ignorant and stay that way... - realist4sa   Laughable You have to laugh at people like this...the scarf is fashionable now..everyone from Kate Moss to Aggyness Deyn is wearing them. This lady needs to get a clue. - Taz   Run for the Hills! OMG...she is wearing a scarf that people in other parts of the world wear!RUN!Terrorist! HAHA!! Some Americans can be so ignorant! And then they want to boycott doughnuts - like thats gonna happen. They are def going the route of that movie "Idiocracy" - Kenroid   No seriously she is... Anybody who marketing Dunkin' Donuts to an already obese American populace deserves to be labeled a terrorist. Off to Gitmo, public enemy number one. - Jenna Black   OMW !!! There are more important things to worry about in the world than what people wear! Not every Muslim is a terrorist - they are actually a very peace-loving people! What will America think up next? - Jen   american media likes terrorism... Yup, the American media thrives on terrorism...its a paper seller!!! And where do they find their definitions? Seriously? - Kenroid   Is Rachel Ray a terrorist? Ja neh? I have the same scarf & I better remember not to pass by any American embassy lest they send Air Force bloody 1 on me!! - Miss Ledi   america This is what happens when people are not educated properly. The problem starts when they actually take it off the air, which will then inturn make them believe that it was a symbol for terrorism... - flipmoe   Wrong This hear, this right hear this is what is wrong with America. - Sha   idiotic I wish Michelle Malkin could get a close up of what the rest of the world is telling her... I guess this makes her a dictator of the uninformed. What a stupid little arrogant lady... - informed is the word   what the ....? Is this for real? A journalist giving this seriously ignorant comment! Tell me how do they keep their jobs in newsrooms.... I wonder what would happen to me if I had to wear a keffiyeh in America? - Niela   YES, American paranoia has hit an ultimate high. I am a South African Buddhist but as a matter of principal, I intend to go out and get myself one of these traditional scarves and wear it every time I leave my house. Good heavens, this is like saying that modern music is satanic or that God hates gays and black people. Fear-mongering has become a hobby in the USA. -Kim - Kim Mobey   Fools!!! Can Americans be more racist towards muslims. The US are the biggest bullies in the school yard. - Ferrari   Is this for real??? Americans being american.....!! - Malo   Christian Fundamentalism Another example of Christian Fundamentalism, which has been keeping George Bush in power all these years. All the kids in London are wearing those scarves. Remember how the peace sign was "Communist" (so said the Dutch Reformed Church not so many years ago) - Springbok   DISGUSTED!!! So I guess if I walk around with a hat resembling the Pope, then I will be classed as a peace loving citizen. - Cyanide       Name Email Subject Comment