I had two pieces published in JO Magazine recently under a monthly column. If you are not familiar with JO I highly recommend it, amongst the filler of useless glamour and fashion junkie mags JO is the only English magazine in Jordan that actually has something to say.
The first piece was entitled Army of One, […]

Lately…
The Social Security Corporation (SSC) on Wednesday became the first public firm to start a paper-recycling programme, according to SSC Director General Khalid Wazani.
Under the agreement, the Modern Recycling Company as well as the Friends of Environment Society (FOE) will supply the SSC with 10 free recycling containers.
â??There is no cost to the corporation in […]

pick
mental
roses
shuffle
feet
awkwardly
a
tension
so
thick
you
could
cut
with
a
knife
though
for
now
silent
scissors
will
suffice
as
we
dance
around
the
elephant
in
the
room

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This was an interesting article I read yesterday in the Christian Science Monitor about the reasons why more and more European women are converting to Islam, but I didn’t want to blog about it until I read another article from IslamOnline which I’ll refer to in a second. To begin with, allow me to quote […]

Municipal elections (which last took place in 2003) are coming up next year. In 2002 the municipal election law was changed to allow the government to appoint half the members while the other half was elected by the people. I believe this was (and continues to be) a temporary law, which at the time was […]

A man set himself on fire and ran across a football field because he heard that the woman he loved is going to marry another man, the Al-Watan daily reported. The heartbroken man was extinguished by a group of footballers, but not before 70 percent of his body was burned. He was taken to a […]

The good people over at PC World have compiled a list of “The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years”. Now whether you are a fan of techie stuff or are gadget-illiterate, this list is quite the looker. I think for anyone and everyone alive today can find something that reminds them of the […]

This has to be one of the funniest skits ever done on Saturday Night Live. Actually it’s not a skit but rather a short pre-recorded video. ‘Lazy Sunday’ is a rap video basically with Chris Parnell and new-comer Andy Samberg, that tells of a recent lazy Sunday when they decided to go watch The “Chronic…(WHAT?)…Cles” […]