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,

New York City’s Noguchi Museum fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh headscarves, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, after introducing a revised dress code. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning aut

Last month, the museum, founded by Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, updated its dress code policy for staff, prohibiting them from wearing anything that expressed "political messages" or displayed political slogans or symbols.

The museum said the Pulitzer Prize-winning author withdrew her acceptance after it fired staff members for wearing clothing expressing political views.

Three of the museum's employees were fired for violating an internal policy banning keffiyehs, a garment symbolic of Palestinian solidarity.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, of Indian origin, has declined the prestigious 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in protest against the Noguchi Museum’s newly introduced dress code policy. The policy prohibits employees from wearing clothing or accessories with political messaging,

Jhumpa Lahiri has declined the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award from New York's Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing the keffiyeh, a symbol of Palestinian solidarity. The museum's new dress code prohibits political expressions,