Pete Hegseth’s Arabic tattoo stirs controversy: ‘clear symbol of Islamophobia’
by Marina Dunbar from US news | The Guardian on (#6W7JQ)
Critics say US defense secretary's tattoo of the word kafir, meaning infidel' or non-believer' could offend Muslims
The US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth has a tattoo that appears to read infidel" or non-believer" in Arabic, according to recently posted photos on his social media account.
In photos posted on Tuesday on X, the Fox News host turned US defense secretary had what appears to be a tattoo that says kafir", an Arabic term used within Islam to describe an unbeliever. Hegseth appears to have also had the tattoo in another Instagram photo posted in July 2024.
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