Every 15 seconds a woman is a target of violence around the world. One in every five wives is regularly physically abused by her husband.
According to new study 61 percent of Jordanian women are targets of domestic violence. The study shows that 33.3 percent of the domestic violence is focused on screaming, insults and contempt. [...]
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Muslim girls can wed at nine
“The marriage of nine-year-old girls is not forbidden because according to the Hadith (the Prophet Mohammed’s sayings), Mohammed married Aisha when she was only seven-years-old and he consummated his union when she was nine,” wrote Sheikh Mohamed Ben Abderrahman Al-Maghraoui on his website (Maghrawi.net).
19-year-old gets reduced sentence for murdering his [...]
What if She’s Innocent?
24Sep08I always have difficulty believing such ridiculous stories! why would that woman write down the names of all the men she slept with, TWICE! first infront of the lawyer and then infront of her mother and siblings?? it’s just weird, why would anyone do that?
And why do we always believe that the woman indeed [...]
Queen Rania: It begins!
13Aug08“Say not I have found the truth, but rather I have found a truth”
Slingshot Hip Hop & DAM
15Jul08
Last Thursday I was lucky enough to catch the first (and long awaited) screening of Slingshot Hip Hop in Jordan which was followed by an awesome performance by DAM on the theater’s stage.
I’ve been a fan of DAM ever since I read about them nearly 5 years ago and I can’t believe I finally [...]
Female Jordanian Twins Aim high
03Jul08AMMAN // 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)
Random Talk
06Jun08I 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 [...]
So, do you shave your armpits?
15Dec07Body Language and Attitudes
29Nov07Human behavior is such an interesting thing, and what fascinates me even more than plain straight forward actions or expressed attitudes is body language. Right now, I’m sitting next to a a girl and a guy who I can bet are not a couple, why? because the girl has been giggling non-stop in a [...]
kinzi, UmmeAaiman
UmmeAaiman, Hazel, Mayur, Savanah, Clyde [...]
Nas, Secret Window
Shaden, Hamzeh N.
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