The text of the first line reads “Every day is Ashura, every land is Karbala.” It’s a formula used to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
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Ramadan Photo Album 2008
Courtesy of the Boston Globe. Really wonderful set of photos. My only small criticism, it’s only from a select area of the world. Still, fantastic.
Newsday on America to Zanzibar
Here is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It’s a good chance to shout out my friends from high school. “Our goal is to have children deal with differences in a healthy, positive way and encourage them to be inquisitive while exploring the world instead of running away from its differences,” Rashid said, an experience not so different from his years growing up in Elmont.
The finger in #IranElection
The photo is doctored, but it’s too good not to share. Original photo.