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50,000 Iraqis have died says the LA Times
Proportionately, it is equivalent to 570,000 Americans being killed nationwide in the last three years… [ht: Sunni Sister]
…But would anyone notice?

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The JCSR has been conducting a few surveys on Jordanian political reform. There was one in September, one in December (post 11/9 attacks) and now a more recent one conducted in May. This latest poll claims that 98.3% of Jordanians have never been a political party member (which makes the 1.7% that’s left kind of […]

It seems that Jordanian Internet companies are at the forefront of offering blogging services to the Arab world. Jeeran, Maktoob, Al-Bawaba, Fastlink and now the Mahjoob Company is getting into it. It was a bit strange seeing that they started offering it. Kind of like the website for Garfield offering blogging services. Mahjoob isn’t exactly […]

like light streaming through the canvas
like the grey fog torn apart
like thunder charging the sea
like blue neon
like giants on the shoulders of titans
like a silent suffering screaming
like empty halls throwing the voices of children back at them
like conversations in the wind
like loose ends tied in love knots
like fading crop circles in the sand
like bitten […]

I’m going to start a political party, anyone care to join me? I need 249 volunteers…
Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit outlined some of the aspects of the “political parties law” that he hopes will change the way we vote in this country. It remains, as the PM said in the Jordan Times article, “the most essential […]

There was an article today in Asharq Al Awsat in response to Mona Eltahawy’s latest article in the International Herald Tribune. Tariq Alhomayed, editor-in-chief, fires back at what he claims are Mona’s lies.
It’s an interesting read. Here’s an excerpt:
First, her claim that she was banned on orders of the Egyptian government is an outright lie! […]

From the creators of Futurama…

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