An opinion poll conducted by the Jordan Centre for Social Research (JCSR) showed that terrorism is the number one problem the government needs to face. “Out of the 1,000 individuals surveyed between Dec. 10 and 14, 30.8 per cent of the respondents placed living expenses as a major priority, followed by unemployment (27.4 per cent), [...]

Arab Voices Speak to American Hearts is an attempt by Samar Dahmash-Jarrah to create a bridge of communication between the Arab world and the Western world. It consists of a series of different Arabs answering in their own little chapter/interview, questions posed by Americans which concern religion, politics, society and common misconceptions. It is a [...]

I am currently working on writing up a wikipedia article as was suggested by Firas a few months back. I would appreciate any input concerning the article. So far I have drawn up a very tentative and brief outline to work around and build upon. It is, of course, by no means a final draft: [...]

As most people already know Wafah Dufour, Osama Bin Laden’s neice, is posing for GQ Magazine next month. Don’t worry I’m not going to dive into uncharted waters here. Though when I was reading the latest article which quoted parts of the interview that will appear alongside the provocative photos, I came upon an interesting [...]

Remember the Seinfeld episode where George’s father celebrates Festivus? Well some people actually do over in Pennsylvania! Finally: a festivus for the rest of us! Read about it here.

Kidnappers holding a Jordanian in Iraq say he will die in three days unless a failed bomber is freed by Jordan. A video aired by satellite channel al-Arabiya shows Mahmoud Sulaiman reading a statement saying he will die unless Sajida al-Rishawi is freed. She attempted to help her husband bomb a Jordanian hotel last month, [...]

“On the Occassion of the latest remake of King Kong”