Religious t-shirts on the rise, says the author of a recent commentary in the fashion news site Fibre2Fashion. He should know--the author, Wain Roy, is a marketer whose work includes such sites as JesusBranded, a ministry that sells Jesus-logoed items as a means of spreading the faith. The success of sites like JesusBranded is further evidence of the blurring of the line between consumerism, commerce and faith. Critics may see this as selling out, but believers who buy into it see it more as transforming the culture than conformity.

Speaking of t-shirts and uprising, pictured above is a t-shirt that is causing quite a stir in New York City: the Intifada NYC shirt sold by Arab Women Active in Art and Media. The word "Intifada" means "uprising" and has long been associated with the Palestinian resistance against Israel. Further causing controversy: one of the people loosely--and I mean loosely, in the sense of being part of a group that shares office space with AWAAM--is the principal of a new NYC school that has already sparked an uproar with its planned curriculum in Middle Eastern studies.

Is AWAAM encouraging girls to don ski masks and gun down their playmates or is it, as I suspect, being provocative in an artistic kulturkampf? Check out their website and decide for yourself!