Al Gore may have lost his sense of navigation in the American political landscape. Otherwise he would’ve known that it was only a matter of time before a right wing group would try to embarrass him by employing the worst political maneuver in American politics: telling the truth. So shortly after he won an […]

My sister and I paid a visit to the “Relentless Resistance in Palestine” art exhibit featuring a collection of Carlos Latuff’s work. It was organized with the efforts of fellow bloggers Izzi and Duried.
Latuff’s work has a very comic book feel to it. Like a snapshot out of a Marvel series. Some of it […]

Last Request - Paolo Nutini
When someone is on a major record label by 18 and is producing pop ballads this smooth by 20, it kind of strikes an envious chord in me. Check out also “Loving You”.
So Long, So Long - Dashboard Confessional
Adam Duritz from Counting Crows is featured on this track, which has a […]

It eludes me sometimes; the things we choose to care about as Arabs. The way we can watch the news and inhale certain pieces; the connections we make during a single nightly broadcast. From the genius to the layman, we seem to have the same allergic reactions to the crumbling environment around us. And like […]

Frayed Ends is the first 3D short movie to be conceived in Jordan. It was the brainchild of eight people who wanted to do something different and challenging. It shows the darker side of animation, it conveys an abstract message that can touch people in a unique way.
It is a no budget film. The whole […]

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I have been sick for roughly two weeks now and only in the past 48 hours have I managed to reach the recovery stage and jump off the wretched “incapacitated” list. Why have I been sick that long? Because according to many I am stubborn. Why? Because I don’t want to see a doctor and […]

Iraqi kids in Baghdad don’t play cowboys and indians, rather sunnis versus shia’s. A sad article on how sectarian violence has seeped into children war games.

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So these are my Oscar picks in the main categories for this year. This is not a list of who will win but rather who I would like to see win. In other words some of these picks are considered by me as long shots. There must be some law against using one’s blog for […]

The past few days a piece of news that has made it above the fold in Jordanian papers (and raised some eyebrows as well) was Aziz Masa’ada, a Jordanian Christian who has been a part of the Islamic Action Front (the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood) for a few years and recently made history […]

ONE: Sometimes, not all the times, but most of the times, the sound of thick British accents that bellow into air waves of various Jordanian radio stations, make me want to…
Then again, Jordanian DJs with their nasally attempts at a western accent is not very inspiring either.
All I’m saying is there must be someone with […]

Earlier this week the master plan for a future Amman was unveiled with designated areas for the building of towers. The plan, which includes 260 high-rise buildings, appears well thought out and has had a lot of input from the citizens who attend public meetings. The following are photographs organized according to the plan:
The Northern […]

I kinda miss the old days…This was before Bin Laden and a time when the arts budget of all Muslim nations combined was less than that of Sweden’s.
A study of medieval Islamic art has shown some of its geometric patterns use principles established centuries later by modern mathematicians. Researchers in the US have found 15th […]

Read the latest post on Global Voices Online.

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Plenty has been said all over the Internet, particularly the Arab blogosphere, with regards to the jailing of Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer for insulting Islam and the President of Egypt (I don’t know which offense is considered worse in Egypt nowadays). So there’s no need for me to launch into some ill conceived rhetoric on […]

Sometimes…I get a little mad at Flickr’s constant indulgences.

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