Pete Hegseth's new "kafir" tattoo sits just below another inked phrase across his bicep. In Arabic, the term historically ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing backlash after revealing a tattoo of the Arabic word "Kafir," meaning "infidel." ...

The tattoo, which was visible in a picture shared by the defense secretary on X on Tuesday, is of the Arabic word ‘Kafir,’ meaning ‘infidel’ ...

The term "kafir" (meaning "infidel" or "non-believer") is used in Islam to describe non-believers and has increasingly been ...

The design features the Arabic word kafir, a religious term for ... Nerdeen Kiswani took a similar tack, arguing the tattoo was “a clear symbol of Islamophobia from the man overseeing U.S ...

Photos show that Hegseth has the word "kafir" tattooed in Arabic below his right bicep. The phrase is used in the Quran to ...

Critics have condemned US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his Arabic tattoo that reads “kafir,” labeling it a symbol of anti-Muslim sentiment.

The tattoo is the Arabic word “kafir,” which translates to ... It remains unclear when he got the new ink—but the symbol does not appear in photos of Hegseth as recently as several ...