And another addition to a field team that in its original guise was just MacGyver plus the guest of the week, sometimes supported by Bruce McGill. I wish they would have concentrated on the core team, I do not think another agent is necessary, especially since it is just going to be for an exchange of repartee with the Jack Dalton character.
Contrary to what the other reviewer believes, the only nations where a woman without a headdress would be punished are Saudi Arabia and Iran. Since the action took place in the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey's capital, a blonde woman would not even raise an eyebrow, especially since quite a few of female Istanbulians dye their hair.
There was also no mention of "kafir", but of a keffiyeh (aka kufiya), which is the widespread name of this traditional dress item which covers head and neck. The use of shemagh for this piece of cloth is actually limited to Jordan, parts of Saudi Arabia and the British Army (who picked it up in Jordan). On the whole, keffiyahs are rare in Turkey and most easily found among the Kurds. The patterns also are not tribal, although there are local variations regarding colours and pattern - you cannot tell a man's family by his keffiyah.
All in all, a nice popcorn episode which again requires a certain suspension of belief, but heck, it is entertainment, not a documentary. I have seen better episodes, I have seen worse, so it is kind of in the middle.