If you thought the first day was bad, the second day has been worse. In fact, save for the occasional sirens of an ambulance in the distance, Amman is so silent this morning you could hear a pin drop. The cars are buried in snows as are the rooftops and satellite dishes. Looks like things […]

For fun, try saying the title of this post 5 times fast.
See? I knew you couldn’t do it.

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The rumor of snow tends to sweep through the nation like the storm it emerges from. For days people speak of the approaching flurries with great and anxious enthusiasm. Just like a dying man trying to get his affairs in order before his grand departure, Jordanians will carry out last minute tasks and rearrange appointments […]

Fifty: the number of years in a jubilee period.
Fifty: the number of chapters in the book of Genesis
Fifty: the number of days Saudi blogger Fouad Farhan has been stuck in jail as of today.

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The February issue for Jordan Business, which should hit newsstands in a few days, is going to feature a pretty unique cover story about corporate social responsibility. At the heart of the story is a colorful little building in Jabal il-Nathif called the Ruwwad center and it is home to a large number of activities […]

Captain abu raed won world cinema audience award. recycle won cinematography. woohoo.
26/01/2008
07:04PM
UPDATE:
Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic
CAPTAIN ABU RAED
Directed by Amin Matalqa
Excellence in Cinematography Award: World Cinema Documentary
RECYCLE
Al Massad
[Sundance]
MABROOOOK!!

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“George Habash, the Palestinian leader and a longtime rival of Yasser Arafat, the former Palestinian president, has died in Jordan, aged 80. Habash, who passed away on Saturday, founded the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which became notorious for the hijackings of several aircraft in the 1970s.” [Al Jazeera

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Yesterday, a bus on the Amman-Jerash road slid out of control and collided with a water tank, killing 23 people and injuring 33 others. A few weeks ago, Hikmet Kaddoura’s tragic death in a hit-and-run inspired an awareness campaign initiated by his family and friends. That campaign was instantly carried forth by organizations that included […]

What’s been happening on Jordan’s citizen journalism project, 7iber lately? Ramsey is at the Sundance Film Festival reporting on the ongoings of two, yes two, Jordanian films premiering there this year: Captain Abu Raed and Recycle. Check out his insider updates as he gets up close and personal with the stars. All Hail The Zarqawi […]

There was an interesting debate in Al-Ghad the other day about one of Emad Hajjaj’s latest caricatures which some Christians found offensive. Portraying Gaza as a female crucified on an Israeli cross, that is in reality an electricity pole.

January 21st, 2008
I couldn’t find an online copy of what was said but I suppose the […]

Probably one of the most overlooked films of last year, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, is a spectacular and classic western. The story is all in the descriptive title. Jesse James, the infamous and legendary American outlaw of the late 19th century, has been portrayed in over a dozen films […]

If you might recall, the Action Committee visited a family in the Baqaa camp back in early November, after their home had caught fire. At the time, they had lost so much and thanks to the contributions of many people who were made aware of the story through the Facebook group and the Black Iris, […]

Round Up: As the Israeli onslaught in Gaza continues this week, the death toll continues to climb. With many of the dead being civilians and the European Union labeling the Israeli offensive as ‘collective punishment’, the situation has not sat well with Jordanian bloggers. Here’s what they had to say in the past few days: […]

Dear, Jordanian Bloggers
I am currently putting together a timely round up for Global Voices on the Gaza situation and the reaction of the Jordanian blogosphere. Unfortunately, I only have about 8 links so far, with only 6 bloggers having made some sort of comment on their blog about Gaza. Please bear in mind, this is […]

So far, some 37 Palestinians have been killed in four days (i.e. since Bush’s visit to Israel), in an Israeli attempt to end the launching of rockets into its territory. Over 200 rockets have been launched since the seige began. Two Israeli injuries were reported. These homemade rockets have in fact killed 12 Israelis, in […]

Emad Hajjaj has been using his artistic genius lately to issue a strong and dark statement about this latest disgusting social phenomenon, which I’ve personally dubbed “the dumpster babies”, that has been on the rise since the fall. At times he addresses the topic directly, an sometimes he uses these incidents as a metaphor for […]