and responses to the symbol revealed existing prejudices. One incident in 1936 made that clear. “Swastika Motif Receives Cold Reception,” read a small headline in Women’s Wear Daily in 1936.

Experts believe both swords were created during the fourth century B.C. According to Georges, swastikas were common in the Mediterranean as ornamental motifs at the time, and Celtic culture adopted ...

(Looking at you, Craigslist.) Even by the early 1970s, the once highly charged peace symbol was devolving into an anodyne lifestyle and fashion motif akin to a smiley face. A highly unscientific ...

This was in 2018. Temel, now 24, has since inked hundreds of customers with deq motifs and symbols from the small one-room studio she opened in November 2021 in the Sur district in Diyarbakır’s ...