Comments on: A Jordanian Fight Club

By: abu_shakuush

abu_shakuush — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:37:25 +0000

ok. i think most of the fights start in jordan because people like to stare in a rude way at each other, it starts like that and ends up with tibes fighting each other! peace love and mlokheah

By: lksfadljk

lksfadljk — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:05:13 +0000

It’s because of our lousy upbringing that entrenches the thought of chauvenism and the need to prove one’s masculinity. I wish I could believe it was something more noble like fighting injustice or regaining freedom, but we’re not talking about superman here. Just our awful social conditioning that is charecteristic of Jordan. Another charecteristic of Jordan: blame it on the women.

By: Batir Wardam

Batir Wardam — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:55:34 +0000

Then I have to abandone my nationality. I have never been engaged in a fight since 7th grade. I have to say I always feel I need to smash the face of someone on daily basis, especially drivers but then I never do.

By: MOA_No1

MOA_No1 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:44:00 +0000

Fist fights do take a good deal of our time, and dawaween stories you hear it very often and it is really disgusting. I really wish if our society was made of 6an6at it would have been much easier. any how, lately you see police booths installed at major intersections and in big markets and it helped very much in reducing the amount of fights.

Firas: I agree with you on changing educational system, bs ma tfaker 3shan 5ayef menak

Nice post Nas.

By: hamede

hamede — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:07:21 +0000

I Know what you talking about.

By: kinzi

kinzi — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:36:46 +0000

Wow, I must be sheltered. Is this really how it is? Is this why my son begged me to pull him out of his Jordanian school by 6th grade because of fighting? If conflict can’t be handled on an individual level, how can it be handled on a national level? Still love Jordan, though.

By: Firas

Firas — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:30:33 +0000

It’s because generally speaking we have a problem of self expression.

Most young men and women, can not express themselves freely. There is always the Hajj (their dad) whom they can’t argue with or question his decision , schools don’t encourage self expression. The only way to express themselves is through fighting and writing on walls.

All this plus the fact that even after 7 decades of independence, it’s still a tribal society, were laws don’t exist (will laws are selectively applicable only to those whose tribe is not big in numbers or money). Just like the time when my freind got away with a speeding ticket because he’s driving a 2006 Mercedes and he told the policeman: Ù?Ø§ Ù?Ø±Ø§Ø¨Ø© Ù?Ø§ Ù?Ù?Ù?Ø§ Ù?Ù?Ø§Ø¯ Ø¹Ø´Ø§Ù?Ø± Ù? ØÙ?Ø§Ù?Ù?

Universities have failed miserably, because principals and educational staff are appointed by their last names and not qualifications. Unqualified students get accepted for things they personally didn’t participate in. Colleges failed in reaching out to local communities.

Solution? Change the educational system, treat all people EQUALLY regardless of their last name,origin, or finical status, teach kids that a true Jordanian is a person who serves his/her country sincerely in everything they do and obeys rules.

Anyways, if anyone doesn’t like my opinion,Ø§Ø° Ø§Ù?Ù? Ø²Ù?Ù?Ø© Ù?Ø§Ù?Ù?Ù?Ù? ÙÙ? Ù?Ø¬Ù?Ø¹ Ø±ØºØ¯Ø§Ù? Ù?Ø§Ù?Ù?Ù? Ù?Ø§Ù?Ø³Ø Ø§Ù?Ø§Ø±Ø¸ ÙÙ?Ù? Ù? ÙÙ? Ø¹Ø´Ø±Ø© Ø²Ù?Ù?

By: The Observer

The Observer — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:14:59 +0000

Excellent article.

This is so true. Maybe part of it has to do with people’s perception that their fists are the only way to get our their anger and frustration. People don’t really know the law very well and they don’t have much faith in our law system. Punching someone would give them some satisfaction of justice that they feel they have to take by their hands.

Btw, I like your new logo.