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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The Cost of War
Haroon links to some goodness on Afghanistan. The Atlantic has an email from Afghanistan. Nick Kristof on building schools. The New Yorker on the individual cost of war for an Iraqi veteran. The New Yorker also had a moving photoessay on the cost of war. The photo below is from the series. It’s same photo Colin Powell mentioned in his Obama endorsement.
That’s The Thing About Ninjas…
Too funny not to share. You never realize it, but they’ve been right there the whole time. [about colon blank via boingboing] [From That’s The Thing About Ninjas…]
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.