Comments on: A Jordanian Writer’s Lament

By: hamede

hamede — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:52:22 +0000

Hi nas some one i know did that from my own lap top ,he deleted my blog roll,i dont know what other things he did.
I am sorry and thank you Batir.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:08:05 +0000

Poetic. Nice job, dude.

By: Pheras Hilal

Pheras Hilal — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:04:17 +0000

You know what Naseem? I really don’t think that journalism has much to do with having a degree in journalism. Most of the decent and passionate journalists that I’ve met actually didn’t get a degree in journalism, and the ones that did, well, they seemed a bit off-key on the whole journalistic thing to me. I can relate to what you said, because I still don’t consider myself as a journalist, well at least until I win some sort of international award, then I think I would be at ease to call myself a real journalist.

This status quo is what really is killing us Naseem; I was just writing about it a minute ago. This is what is really holding back and impeding our development as a nation.

By the way, I can’t help but notice how much your writing style is similar to Chuck Palahniuk’s style! Especially this part: “Give us propaganda, give us music stations, let us find religion on TV, but not too much religion.

Keep me threatened, keep me weary, keep me numb.”

One of your best posts man. Salute!

By: Tambi

Tambi — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:55:01 +0000

Write on bro.

Let ur keyboard be your spear! fiiiight

By: alurdunialhurr

alurdunialhurr — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:15:45 +0000

What he say in public is not nesserly what has been done behind the scene.,Several tines he said something in Arab media and turned out to be the opposite ,don’t believe what he says.

By: The Observer

The Observer — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:57:08 +0000

Whatever are the restrictions, there are always a room for freedom.

Isn’t that why you excel Nass? Having your freedom out at this blog. Having so much to critisize and talk about. Even if things got worse, and they stip you out of this space, you’ll always find a way to communicate your thoughts because you are not only a writer, you are an artist. And artists express their ideas in whatever medium they got at hand. They grow and norish with hardship. Maybe that is the worst time for being a writer can also be the best time for being one as well.

By: Batir Wardam

Batir Wardam — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:53:26 +0000

I don’t think it was our fellow blogger hamede who posted the previous comment. I am certain someone else is using his name and blog url.

By: nasimjo

nasimjo — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:50:31 +0000

Seems ur still abit outdated, as the last point is not valid any more …
Read HERE
http://nasimjo.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post_26.html

HM The king announced 2 days ago that he will ask the government not to apply websites monitoring, and that if it wont apply that, he will ask the head of the security dept not to apply what he will be asked by the government regarding this issue

By: hamede

hamede — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:37:47 +0000

Etalm al mat3oos 3ala 5ayeb al raja,nass bater and the f kalaf.

By: hamede

hamede — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:43:36 +0000

hypocrisy.

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:19:23 +0000

Careful, Black Iris. Big Brother is watching.

By: alurdunialhurr

alurdunialhurr — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:45:00 +0000

In my opinion, Writer, Journalist, academics or Blogger must have consciousness to write, reflect or internalise otherwise nobody is going to pay attention to what you write …

By: Lubna

Lubna — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:21:19 +0000

for your reasons anyone can give up, it’s too dark and depressing, i’m trying to find the light in here, you seem to have already did, and is standing out there.

blessings!

By: hatem abunimeh

hatem abunimeh — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:17:08 +0000

If you are writing because this is what you like to do then you are going to be okay, however if you are writing because you think that your writing is going to influence some decision makers in the upper echelons, then you are going to be very disappointed.

By: Batir Wardam

Batir Wardam — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:23:08 +0000

I do not consider you to be a writer, but one of the top writers out there. I do not care what is your academic background but writing is a gift and not a profession. Unfortunately the Press Association in Jordan does not recognise this and consider journalists are only trained and academic ones.
I agree that this is not the ideal time to be a writer in Jordan but there have been worse times as I recall since 1994 when I started writing. The negative factors now are that only a small minoroty of the population do read articles in newspapers in a time where satellites have won the media popularity battle.
If you want to continue writing in English I advise you to find a platform in a regional and international media outlet since readership in Jordan is very small.
So, what’s all about you being in the game now?

By: kinzi

kinzi — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:56:40 +0000

But just maybe, that is why it is the best, and most important time, to be a writer in Jordan.

Whistling tea-kettles always get a lot of attention.

By: Khalaf

Khalaf — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:31:54 +0000

There will be freedom when there is atheism on TV, along with religion. Until people understand this, then we will always hold back.

By: ramsey

ramsey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:05:22 +0000

We must continue the fight. It’s too easy to stop and let the government and investors control everything.

We simply must keep on keeping on. But only together.