Archive for the 'Jordan' Category

Female Jordanian Twins Aim high

03Jul08

AMMAN // Jordanians Dima and Lama Hattab are hoping to be the first twin sisters to conquer the world’s highest mountain – but are struggling to find the funding for their adventure in a country that does not have a tradition of professional female athletes. (Source)
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2nd thing I love: Amman’s mixed population!

01Jul08

Although some would be surprised, but the second thing I love about Amman (the first thing being the cultural scene) is it’s mixed population. There’s something religiously amazing about seeing non-Jordanian sub-societies and individuals melted within the Ammani population.
It’s exciting to hear other Arabic accents spoken by people I could never have guessed that they’re [...]

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Zade Dirani’s One Night in Amman

20Jun08

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Pearl Jam and Jordanian Musicians

17Jun08

There’s a time and place for this kind of talk, right?” Eddie Vedder said to the tens of thousands watching Pearl Jam perform their scintillating headlining set Saturday. “It is welded into the Constitution that people have not only the right, but the responsibility to make change. It can’t get any worse. We’re right here [...]

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Jordan’s Creative Community

15Jun08

JOCR8 is a new online initiative to support art and connect creative people in Jordan.
Anyone can build a portfolio on Jocr8. Among creative Jordanians who have portfolios on the Website are Ala’a Dadan , Faridon Abida and Rami Al-Ramahi.
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Random Talk

06Jun08

I think that doctors and professors who teach at universities should be initially screened for mad cow disease and other brain damaging health problems and/or natural insanity. Why? Because I had the pleasure of being taught by a doctor who saw it upon himself to advise female students of his class not to get a [...]

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Arab=Muslim=Terror=War: Queen Rania Responds

22May08

The dialogue with the west continues.

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Blog About Palestine Day - May 15th

11May08

On the 15th of May, bloggers everywhere will unite through blogging to help raise awareness about the Palestinian cause and what happened (and is still happening) 60 years ago on the 15th of May, 1948.
Your post could be a picture, an article, a video, a poem or something you’d like to say about it.
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Queen Rania on Arab Women and Stereotypes

29Apr08

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Queen Rania Responds to “Send me Your Stereotypes”

09Apr08

An American exchange student visits Jordan and talks about his experiences.
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