Jhumpa Lahiri, Noguchi Museum and Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award from Noguchi Museum After Keffiyeh Ban
Three of the museum's employees were fired for violating an internal policy banning keffiyehs, a garment symbolic of Palestinian solidarity.
Pulitzer Prize: Jhumpa Lahiri declines US museum award in protest of treatment of pro-Palestine staff
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has decided to decline the Isamu Noguchi Award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York, in response to the museum's recent ban on staff wearing politically expressive clothing.
Keffiyah Ban – Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award from Noguchi Museum
Author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York's Noguchi Museum after its firing of staff members for wearing the keffiyah.
Jhumpa Lahiri Declines a Noguchi Museum Award Over a Ban on Kaffiyehs
The museum said the Pulitzer Prize-winning author withdrew her acceptance after it fired staff members for wearing clothing expressing political views.
Jhumpa Lahiri Rejects Award After Museum Fires Employees Over Keffiyeh
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award from New York City's Noguchi Museum after the institution fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves. The museum cited an updated dress code policy prohibiting political symbols,
Pulitzer Winner Jhumpa Lahiri Declines Award Over New York Museum's Keffiyeh Ban
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,
Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri rejects award over museum’s dress code controversy
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 rejects award over firing of staff supporting Palestine
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in protest of the Noguchi Museum's dismissal of employees for wearing keffiyeh scarves.
Writer Jhumpa Lahiri declines Noguchi Museum award over kaffiyeh ban
Pultizer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri of Indian-origin has turned down an award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens in protest after it fired three employees who had worn kaffiyehs in support of the Palestinians in Gaza,
Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over action against pro-Palestine staffers
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,
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