I don’t know anymore. I would say it’s a sad day, but I can’t remember one that wasn’t. Long story short, the Jordanian government is going on, what can best be described as, an anti-online free speech jihad. A decision has been made to monitor websites (most likely including the rising popularity of blogs) and […]

Many people are already aware of the story that has grasped the heartstrings of Jordanians these past few weeks. A baby girl was found in a trash bin and almost crashed by a compressor had it not been for the grace of God. The search began for her parents soon after. I was surprised (if […]

Understanding the physics of God,
His Indivisible Nature,
Makes every universe and atom confess:
I am just a helpless puppet that cannot dance
Without the movement of His hand.
Dear ones,
This curriculum tonight is for the advanced
And
Will
Get
All
The blame straight
…
End the mental
Lawsuits
That
Clog
The
Brain
H
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l
l
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l
u
j
a
h
Baby!
- Hafiz

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Well the weekend is finally here and there’s really no specific topic for the day. Yes, I know, you all count on me for your daily mental stimulation, but it’s Friday, I’m fasting, I’m tired, and I really can’t spare the brain cells required to go into a well (enough) thought out post for your […]

Thank God it’s Thursday.
And that’s all I have to say about that.

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Now
That
All your worry
Has proven such an
Unlucrative
Business,
Why
Not
Find a better
Job
?
- Hafiz

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We live on a hilltop in Amman and usually cell phone reception is pretty good. I remember a few years ago people would actually park outside our house and make calls. This we thought was strange at first, until of course we discovered it was a hot spot for calling international and getting a clear […]

Before
Hip Hop
there was
Nat
King
Cole
Sugar Ray
and
Miles.
Cool
was
how
you
held a
cigarette
between
fingers or entered
a ring
or simply
found your stage
and turned your back
to the world.
- E. Ethelbert Miller

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