Who do you trust these days?
The tug-of-war between the government and the IAF in Jordan is a traditional centerpiece of Jordanian politics. It’s a back and forth effort and it has just gotten to a point where one cannot trust either and it merely becomes a question of who can be trusted less.
There are […]

In today’s Jordan Times:
AMMAN (Petra) — The Public Security Department (PSD) announced on Tuesday that PSD environment and traffic officers issued a total of 1,409 tickets for smoking while driving and in public places where smoking is banned, the first quarter of 2007. Last year, 6,645 tickets were issued for these violations, while in […]

The BBC Reported: “The interior ministry said he (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) won the backing of more than 97% of Syria’s 12 million voters in Sunday’s referendum.”
Question: If Bashar Al-Assad was running unopposed, who were the other 3% voting for?

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My favorite photo of the moment…

REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed(JORDAN)

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“If only my life
Was more like 1983
All these things
Would be more
Like they were
At the start of me”
- 83, John Mayer

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Dubai - David Fisher is hoping to add yet another skyscraper to the mix with his self-sufficient and energy generating Twirling Tower. The 68-story “combination hotel, apartment, and office” would sport floors that each rotate 360-degrees in the span of about 90 minutes, creating a “constantly changing architectural form.” His claims begin to elicit suspicion, […]

And so does this t-shirt for that matter. Ever loved the power that comes with knowing how a movie your friends haven’t watched yet, ends? Now you can ruin everyone’s day with this funny t-shirt via threadless.

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A professor at Egypt’s Islamic Al-Azhar university on Monday retracted a controversial religious edict which states that a woman can only be left alone with a strange man if she breastfeeds him.
Ezzat Attia, president of the university’s Hadith department which studies traditions based on the Prophet Mohammed’s words and deeds, withdrew his fatwa and apologised […]

Iraqi versus Iraqi. Palestinian versus Palestinian. Lebanese versus Palestinian militants. To say nothing of…

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The World Economic Forum is over as of 4 hours ago and I have to admit it was quite the experience to blog it live via our new online project 7iber. I hope others enjoyed reading what I had to say as much as I enjoyed saying it. The WEF I think is one of […]

I came a bit late to the Arab-Israeli session but I managed to capture this moment of an exchange that took place on stage between Shimon Peres and Saeb Erekat. There’s a moment right at the beginning of this video that I felt was interesting.

You can read more about the session […]

So far I have to admit the experience has been quite interesting. I’m hesitant to using the word ‘amazing’ because this isn’t exactly a roller coaster ride; well, maybe it is. But blogging live from the event on 7iber dot com has made the experience worthwhile to say the least. So if you haven’t checked […]

So our little pet project, 7iber, is about to be launched and the first drop of ink has found its way online. You can read more about what 7iber is and what it hopes to accomplish in this post, but I thought I’d take a moment to discuss it on my own blog, from my […]

So get this. In 628 C.E the Prophet (pbuh) sent a letter to the monks of St. Catherine Monastery in Mt.Sinai. This is what he wrote:
“This is a message from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as a covenant to those who adopt Christianity, near and far, we are with them.
Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my […]

“I decided to murder an Arab.” - 26-year-old Tel Aviv resident Julian Soufir, confessing to police after slitting the throat of an Arab taxi driver.
Two Israeli brothers have been detained in connection with the stabbing to death of a Palestinian taxi driver in an apparent hate crime, police said. Julian Soufir, 25, has been ordered […]

Christian evangelist and “Moral Majority” leader Jerry Falwell died yesterday. Falwell, was part of the popular anti-Islam band alongside buddies Robertson and Graham who rose to fame in the post 9/11 era with hits such as “Prophet Mohammad Was A Terrorist” and the radio-friendly “Islam is E.V.I.L.”. The music these three made together helped bring […]