Jewish identity and the blue shemagh or sudra

(M) (I'm going to use the words "shemagh" and "sudra" interchangeably here) I have a nice, tan shemagh I drape over my head or also wet down and wear around my neck in hot weather. I find it quite practical, as anyone who has one will attest. The shemagh found its way stateside and was adopted in the U.S. as a fashion accessory, but was also condemned as "terrorist chic), something I don't exactly disagree with, especially since all too many gentiles who brainlessly wear them as an accessory have no idea of the significance and meaning of the colors. I, however, do, which is why I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a black-and-white, red, or green one.

The shemagh is generally an indicator of Arab identity, and is certainly not always one signifying membership in a terrorist group. But why shouldn't it also be one of Jewish pride? We DO have our own ancient version of the shemagh, called a sudra, which arguably predates the shemagh, and like the shemagh, there are different ways of tying and wearing it, a couple of which are historically peculiar to Jews. So the wearing of such a thing is in no way foreign to us, even if the wearing of a sudra is still uncommon. But I'm on the side of a Jewish guy (who's name I'm not going to look up right now) who is on YT and increasing awareness of the sudra as a Jewish garment and a practice of Jewish identity by way of selling them on his web site and citing historical sources of its mention, which includes the Torah and Talmud! It's not s ritual object, but there's a blessing for donning one. I'm a fan. I'm in. There are many designs which feature the Jerusalem skyline and the shema in the pattern, but I think a shemagh which is blue and white would be enough to show it's a Jew who is wearing it.

Soooooo...I'm mostly asking the guys here....where we at with this? Have you seen them worn in Israel by Jews? Have you seen them anywhere else? Has there been any Jewish attempt to get in on the shemagh action and let us have fun with it as a statement as well? Do you think the sudra will make a comeback? Would you be willing to wear a blue and white one publically? Or maybe even if it's just to shul? Would you wear one to a rally or demonstration?

They say you should be the change you wish yo see in the world. Yeah whatever, most people's obsession with conformity means they'll rarely try anything new and will pretty much go with the social flow in most cases. But Ive got Asperger's, and we don't give much of a poot about social norms, and even less what people think of us. So I want to see the metric system in daily use in the U.S. Why not? It makes demonstrably perfect sense. So I started using it at my work. "I see this delivery I have to go on is 3 km from here." "It's blazing out! It's gotta be 32° C!" I was unceremoniously told to knock it off. So much for that. But this summer, you just might see me out there sporting a sudra. I'm willing to give that a try.