The finger in #IranElection

Great slideshow. Faith and Football Meet in Wee Hours – Slide Show – NYTimes.com. For a second consecutive season, Coach Fouad Zaban of Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich., turned his football team’s two-a-days into two-a-nights, from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m., to accommodate the observance of Ramadan in the predominantly Muslim community.

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. Arabic calligraphy stuff Originally uploaded by Aieman.