Jhumpa Lahiri declines award from New York’s Noguchi Museum over new policy banning keffiyehs
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.
"Jhumpa Lahiri has chosen to withdraw her acceptance of the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in response to our updated dress code policy... We respect her perspective and understand that this policy may or may not align with everyone's views," the museum said in a statement on Wednesday. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum Wednesday after it sacked three employees for wearing ‘keffiyeh’, a headdress that’s become heavily associated with Palestinian solidarity, reported The New York Times.
“Jhumpa Lahiri has chosen to withdraw her acceptance of the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in response to our updated dress code policy… We respect her perspective and understand that this policy may or may not align with everyone’s views,” the museum said in a statement.
Last month, the museum, founded by Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, updated its dress code policy, prohibiting museum staff from wearing anything that expressed “political messages” or displayed political slogans or symbols.
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