Archive for March, 2005

Since Tuesday (22nd) there have been reports that King Abdullah II has warned Israel that Syria and Hizbollah are dangerous to Israel and the region’s stability. Allow me to quote from the article that started this week-long controversy:”WASHINGTON – Jordan’s King Abdullah warned yesterday that Syria and Hezbollah are encouraging Palestinian activists to carry out [...]

1,385 reads

In my hand is my ticket to freedom. I just got my ticket to jordan yesterday. 20 weeks and 4 days baby. It will be a long long summer. I will be working and I will be studying but God willing I will be having as much fun as possible. For those that don’t know [...]

1,838 reads

I read this on the net and thought it was pretty damn funny… “Driving to town this morning on the Interstate, I looked over to my left and there was a woman in a brand new Mustang doing 65 miles per hour with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her [...]

1,806 reads

LONDON, March 22, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Yusuf Islam, previously British pop star Cat Stevens who embraced Islam 30 years ago, released a new record on Tueday, March 22, in aid of tsunami-orphaned children in the Indonesian province of Aceh. â??The tsunami disaster has changed the world in an extraordinary way and it [...]

2,058 reads

Since spring is in the air, I thought someone should issue a “caterpillar warning” to the masses. An interesting article relating to Rachel Corrie‘s family suing the Israeli government and Caterpillar Inc., the following is from Electronic Intifada about the Israeli military’s “key weapon”. One that has left thousands of palestinian lives in ruins…literally. Caterpillar: [...]

1,841 reads

Blame Jordan!

22Mar05

I’ve never seen something so misinterpreted. Is it just me or does it always seem that everyone comes down on Jordan like a ton of bricks when it comes to Arab-Israeli conflicts, even though this is the country most effected by it next to Palestine itself. It seems not only are other arabs harsh with [...]

3,014 reads

Romans are back in JerashJerash to experience Roman army, chariot performances in aim to attract tourists. Amman -Life will return again to the ancient city of Jerash through the monumental hippodrome which used to witness various activities during the first and second centuries AD. Jordanian investor Fawwaz Zu’bi, who established a company to revive activities [...]

2,221 reads

“…Iraqis are feeling very bitter over what happened. We decided, as the Iraqi government, to recall the Iraqi ambassador from Amman to discuss this,” Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told The Associated Press. Jordan acted first, when Foreign Minister Hani al-Mulqi announced his charge d’affaires in Baghdad had been recalled to Amman. “We are hoping that [...]

1,926 reads





vox populi

    Into ZamalekOverlooking CasaWater Through VeniceVeniceGaza In RomeThrough The Parisian Looking GlassFInal Moments of #AB11Reviewing A Statement


Misc.








You are currently browsing the The Black Iris of Jordan weblog archives for March, 2005.

Longer entries are truncated. Click the headline of an entry to read it in its entirety.