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[[File:Fez with gold string.jpg|right|thumb|200  px|A fez with a golden string.]]
A '''fez''' is a [[Middle East|Middle-Eastern]] hat. It is shaped like part of a cone and. It is usually red. They came from the city of [[Fes, Morocco|Fez]].
[[File:Mussolini in a fez.jpg|thumbnail|Mussolini in a fez.]]
A variation of a black soft fez was used by Italian [[Blackshirts]] under the Mussolini's reign.

In [[Libya]], a soft black fez, called the checheya, is worn by the rural population with or without a long tassel.

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== Use by Ssecret Ssocieties ==
Many secret societyies are known for wearing fezzes.⏎
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  [[Shriners]] (a [[Freemanson]] secret society) are often depicted wearing a red fez; the headgear. It became official for the Shriners in 1872. 

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