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I need to do some more stuff to this one, but it’s a sweet image as is.

“…  it is inevitable that the values and mores of
European institutions and alliances will be shaped more and more by
the traditionalist views of Orthodox Christian believers and less and
less by the modern, secularized Protestant assumptions of Western
European democracies. Orthodox believers already far outnumber
Protestants across Europe, and by some estimates they may eventually
even surpass Roman Catholics. If 21st-century Europe ever develops a
religious complexion, it will be predominantly Eastern Orthodox … [full article here]“  (an article from The Christian Science Monitor, 10/11/2007)

…the pic?  a brooch I recently purchased via eBay!

Different colors obviously have different meanings for different peoples, but this gives a general overview of colors and a sampling of how they are used in various Orthodox Christian traditions (adapted from an article in the Assumption Orthodox Quarterly, Summer 1991). 

(pic?  the cover of the The Cross Culture Project:  a Compilation CD of American Orthodox Music )

“Islamic fashion is also not just restricted to Muslims. As with the burqini, which has gained popularity amongst non-Muslims, Muslim styles have begun to influence European street fashion.”  See the full article, describing the impact of the Muslim fashion industry (estimated to be worth at least $96 billion!) at ForeignPolicy.com.

(the pics?  The Samarkand Tunic and the 9 to 5 Jersey Cardigan from Shukr)

Dynamis is an Orthodox Christian ministry providing meditations on the daily Bible readings of the Holy Orthodox Church’s Lectionary. It is published by the Education Committee of St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral. Its purpose is to encourage the faithful in daily reading and reflection on the Holy Scriptures.  offered free of charge via e-mail subscription. To subscribe, please send a blank e-mail message to orthodoxdynamis-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (click on the address for an e-mail form). Readings are sent a day at a time, one day in advance.

(the pic?  Andrei Ryabushkin’s painting from 1902, “A Young Man Breaks into the Girls’ Dance, Alarming the Old Ladies.”  Thank you, Vara — and your vast network of art-loving friends! — for supplying the image!)

Al-Hannah sells a pretty lacy al-amirah hijab that I think an Orthodox Christian could reasonably use as a headcovering.  My thought is that a non-Muslim woman might wear the larger part of the covering on the back of the head, rather than surrounding the face.

How would this work?  The front section, the part on the forehead, is completely separate from the larger covering section.  You put it on first — around your head, above the eyebrows and ears — and it helps to keep whatever you put on second from slipping off your head.  After you have this first part around your head, you could eschew the larger part altogether and tie a regular scarf on in whatever way you usually prefer.  Or you could use the longer tube thing, the second part of the al-amira headcovering, as a back-of-the head scarf.  

If you’re reading this and you’re not an Orthodox Christian, you’ll find a discussion here (and here) at Monachos.net about the practice of covering your head in church. 

(photo credit to Josh Parrish)

St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Port Townsend, WA is making Ancient Faith Radio bumperstickers available.  Cool!

If you haven’t heard Ancient Faith Radio yet, now’s the time.

(the pic — totally unrelated to bumperstickers — is of a painting by Ivan Kulikov;  it’s called “A Daydreaming Woman.”  Thank you, Vara, for supplying this image!)

Luvs2create2 has initiated a great new Flickr group for art created in the Gothic Arch shape.

(photo credit to Paolo Bertinetto)

I love these pretty headcoverings!  From Al Muhajaba El Aniqa.

Dara of The Modest Clothing Directory found this interesting  article from 1917 online:  “Women Fighting for Modest Clothes.”  It’s from The New York Times.