Zebibah

A zebibah (Arabic زَبيب, "raisin") is a darkened area of callused skin on the forehead. Muslims sometimes acquire one from pressing the head to the ground during daily prayers. Because they come from this act of religious observance, they can be seen as a mark of piety. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/world/africa/18egypt.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/Egypt Fashion and Faith Meet, on Foreheads of the Pious] : A New York Times article on the phenomenon in Egypt.]

In Popular Culture

In the West there are not a lot of famous people with a zebibah. Possibly the closest would be artist Wesley Willis, though his callous does not come from Salah but rather from headbutting audience members and other people as a greeting. [Wesley Willis at [http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?band=wesleywillis Alternative Tentacles] . Collected 22 Sep 2008.]

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