Let’s face it, the environment in Jordan is the least of anyone’s concern. Poverty, unemployment, corruption, standards of living; these are the main issues facing the average Jo. This year alone we nearly had a chunk of our most treasured (and rare) forests, the Dibbin forest, uprooted for a tourist complex. Thankfully, that catastrophe was [...]

DISCLAIMER: The following post is totally a rumor. I usually don’t believe in rumors, especially of Jordanian origin, but I’m inclined to believe this one for various reasons. This disclaimer is by way of asking you to please read at your own discretion. A fellow Jordanian blogger pointed out a few days ago, the political [...]

I have these relatives who love to talk about themselves. They’re not wealthy; probably as middle as middle class can get in Jordan. Nevertheless they enjoy nothing more than to speak of their accomplishments. Their kids are tremendous. They’re not big achievers or anything, mediocre at best, but nonetheless, anything small they do is a [...]

Eid il-Fitr, just like the holy month that precedes it, is naturally a religious holiday and celebration. In Islam, there is an entire list of “Eid Etiquette” rules or guidelines to follow and many of those rules have become embedded in the way we celebrate the day. The sunnah (way of the Prophet pbuh) outlines [...]

Friday is Eid il-Fitir in Jordan. Eid Mubarak everyone!

I, along with everyone else, have a completely different definition of what friendship is and what it embodies. So many of the people I know personally are mentally categorized as mere acquaintances. But lately I’ve been wondering more and more about friendships formed online and the protocols that come along with them. We seem to [...]

I received an email today from one of my readers asking why I haven’t said anything about the recent decision to sentence Oweidi (already serving jail time)to 2 years in prison for ‘harming the dignity of the state.’ Oweidi, sent an U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid accusing people in the Royal Court of corruption [...]

I think given our country’s population, plus the number of Jordanian bloggers, that we really, desperately, direly, need yet another aggregator. Yes, there, I said it. Sue me. Another aggregator. Preferably either named after a Jordanian blogger or has something Jordanian about it. Maybe a flag. Yeah. A flag would be nice. It’ll, you know, [...]