Pete Hegseth's new "kafir" tattoo sits just below another inked phrase across his bicep. In Arabic, the term historically refers to someone who does not believe in Islam. Derived from the root K ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is being slammed for a recently spotted Arabic tattoo on his right bicep, which critics argue is Islamophobic. Observers noticed the tattoo when Hegseth worked out ...

The tattoo is the Arabic word “kafir,” which translates to “disbeliever” or “infidel.” Critics say that it clearly brands Hegseth, who is a devout Christian, as an enemy of Islam.

Similarly, Nihad Awad, National Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told Newsweek that the Arabic "kafir" tattoo - referring to someone who "knowingly denies or conceals ...