History, in rotation.
Original headwear, hand-drawn by Youssef. African, diasporic, and Arab stories, made to be worn.
Where Waves Meet Sand
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Four designs. Four doors into the A-rag world.
The Classic A-rag
$35.00The original meeting of wave culture and hand-drawn keffiyeh artwork, finished in signature velvet.
The Philastan A-rag
$35.00Philadelphia’s Black Muslim culture, carried in a keffiyeh print with a hometown green colorway.
The Pan-African A-rag
$35.00Born from Ghana’s Year of Return: Kente and keffiyeh meet in a design about African connection.
The Calligraphy A-rag
$35.00Ayat al-Kursi in Kufic calligraphy: early Quranic artistry, drawn into a crushed velvet crown.
Philastan the Ethnography
AragApparel × Tone Trump
The Philly Chapter
Philastan. A place. A people. A point of view.
Philadelphia’s Black Muslim community is part of the world behind AragApparel. The Philastan A-rag carries that connection in its print; our work with Tone Trump carries it into collaboration and film.
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Same world. New forms.
The artwork moves through hats, kufis, and pieces you carry.
The Ottoman Suede Skully
$38.00Youssef’s Istanbul journey becomes a maroon suede tribute to Ottoman architecture and decorative artistry.
Green suede and red satin carry the watermelon’s meaning as a symbol of Palestinian identity.
Wave-culture blue meets desert-sand tan, making the brand’s founding connection visible inside the kufi.
The A-RUG
$28.50Created with Rug Life, a wearable prayer rug brings keffiyeh artwork into the rhythm of travel and prayer.
The Calligraphy A-rag. Kufic lettering across the full tail.
Drawn by Youssef
Drawn by hand. Worn with meaning.
Before it becomes a print, it starts with Youssef. He draws connections between the cultures he grew up with, the places he travels, and the communities around him. Each design carries that point of view into something you can wear.
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Calligraphy: the inscription at the crown
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Pan-African: Kente meets keffiyeh
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The A-RUG: the print, unfolded
AragAcademy
The archive behind the artwork.
Travel notes, people, places, and ideas that give the prints their depth. Keep exploring through AragAcademy.
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Travel Notes
Ghana, and the journey that became a design
The Philly Chapter
Philly, through its own community
People & Ideas
The idea of a united Africa
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New pieces, artist notes, and chapters from AragAcademy.