Comments on: An Open Letter To Jordanian Bloggers & The Gaza Situation! http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/ A Jordanian Blog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:05:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-111000 Nas Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:56:41 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-111000 UmmFarouq: thanks for the submission. the round up has been published, BUT if there's enough for a second one, I'll write another in the next few days. UmmFarouq: thanks for the submission. the round up has been published, BUT if there’s enough for a second one, I’ll write another in the next few days.

]]> By: UmmFarouq http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110999 UmmFarouq Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:54:49 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110999 http://southernmuslimah.blogspot.com/2008/01/pass-us-ball.html Sorry, late in posting. Thanks for all that you do. http://southernmuslimah.blogspot.com/2008/01/pass-us-ball.html

Sorry, late in posting. Thanks for all that you do.

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110998 Nas Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:40:24 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110998 <b>Final Update: Thanks to everyone who participated, your efforts are highly appreciated :-) The round up can be published and you can read it on either <a href="http://www.7iber.com/blog/2008/01/22/pitch-black-gaza-jordanian-bloggers-react/" rel="nofollow">7iber Dot Com</a></b> or <a href="http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/22/pitch-black-gaza-jordanian-bloggers-react/" rel="nofollow">Global Voices</a> Final Update:

Thanks to everyone who participated, your efforts are highly appreciated :-)

The round up can be published and you can read it on either 7iber Dot Com or Global Voices

]]> By: Eman http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110994 Eman Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:43:02 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110994 Hi there Nas, I truly admire what you're doing, you truly are one dedicated Arab and I'm so proud to know you my friend! Just came across your post today, sorry for the delay, but here's what I've got: http://aquacool.subzeroblue.com/2008/01/22/gazas-calling-out/ and the part from the caricature till the end in: http://aquacool.subzeroblue.com/2008/01/15/bushs-visit-to-the-middle-east/ Good luck Hi there Nas,
I truly admire what you’re doing, you truly are one dedicated Arab and I’m so proud to know you my friend!

Just came across your post today, sorry for the delay, but here’s what I’ve got:
http://aquacool.subzeroblue.com/2008/01/22/gazas-calling-out/
and the part from the caricature till the end in:
http://aquacool.subzeroblue.com/2008/01/15/bushs-visit-to-the-middle-east/

Good luck

]]> By: M.Shaltaf http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110993 M.Shaltaf Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:43:02 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110993 Good work Nas Good work Nas

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110992 Nas Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:23:26 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110992 <b>UPDATE #2</b>: [20 hours later] A total of 28 links from 24 bloggers. Thanks to those who participated. A job well done! UPDATE #2: [20 hours later] A total of 28 links from 24 bloggers.

Thanks to those who participated.

A job well done!

]]> By: khalid jarrar http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110989 khalid jarrar Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:18:51 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110989 oh!! sorry just saw your post! www.secretsinbaghdad.blogspot.com ! oh!!
sorry just saw your post!

www.secretsinbaghdad.blogspot.com !

]]> By: masalha1 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110988 masalha1 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:55:22 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110988 Nas, Any thing that can make this cross eyed world see what is happenning in Gaza will help, I'm not a blogger but a reader also my thoughts and heart go to the brave people in Gaza, I know they in need of more than words. Lets hope the rest of the 400 million dead ARAB people will wake up. Nas,
Any thing that can make this cross eyed world see what is happenning in Gaza will help, I’m not a blogger but a reader also my thoughts and heart go to the brave people in Gaza, I know they in need of more than words.
Lets hope the rest of the 400 million dead ARAB people will wake up.

]]> By: secratea http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110987 secratea Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:12:30 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110987 Hey black iris, your initiative effort is highly appreciated! here's my post on the issue: http://bonbonloverr.blogspot.com/2008/01/palestinian-heart-of-darkness.html Hey black iris, your initiative effort is highly appreciated!

here’s my post on the issue:

http://bonbonloverr.blogspot.com/2008/01/palestinian-heart-of-darkness.html

]]> By: The Observer http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110986 The Observer Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:58:20 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110986 Nas. Good work. I added my voice http://thearabobserver.blogspot.com/2008/01/save-gaza.html Nas. Good work. I added my voice

http://thearabobserver.blogspot.com/2008/01/save-gaza.html

]]> By: asoom http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110985 asoom Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:09:13 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110985 Nas, great effort on your part! Ok here's my nonpolitical and totally humanitarian G-rated Gaza post inspired by MLK-Day thrown together by a pure Bataineh/Hamdan breed (that would be me): http://diaryofasoom.blogspot.com/2008/01/dark-and-cold-in-strip.html Nas, great effort on your part!

Ok here’s my nonpolitical and totally humanitarian G-rated Gaza post inspired by MLK-Day thrown together by a pure Bataineh/Hamdan breed (that would be me):

http://diaryofasoom.blogspot.com/2008/01/dark-and-cold-in-strip.html

]]> By: AlurduniAlhurr http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110982 AlurduniAlhurr Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:45:47 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110982 ناسيم،،شكر لك علي هذه المبادره ما يحصل في غزه ليس فقط جرائم حرب وقتل مدنيين عزل وأنما سياسه مبرمجه من النضام العنصري الصهيوني الذي أتخدا سياسه التطهير العرقي مند قيامه لقضاء علي الشعب الفلسطيني ولكن سوف يفشلون في في النهايه،كما فشل النضام العنصري في أفريقيا الجنوبيه <a href="http://alurdunialurr.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Why the world is silence about what is happening in Gaza </a> ناسيم،،شكر لك علي هذه المبادره ما يحصل في غزه ليس فقط جرائم حرب وقتل مدنيين عزل وأنما سياسه مبرمجه من النضام العنصري الصهيوني الذي أتخدا سياسه التطهير العرقي مند قيامه لقضاء علي الشعب الفلسطيني ولكن سوف يفشلون في في النهايه،كما فشل النضام العنصري في أفريقيا الجنوبيه Why the world is silence about what is happening in Gaza

]]> By: SimSim http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110981 SimSim Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:32:44 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110981 Oh god it's the least thing we can do to show our support to Gaza .... although i Do feel speachless http://orientalsoul.blogspot.com/2008/01/when-it-comes-on-killing-palestinian.html Oh god it’s the least thing we can do to show our support to Gaza …. although i Do feel speachless

http://orientalsoul.blogspot.com/2008/01/when-it-comes-on-killing-palestinian.html

]]> By: Qwaider قويدر http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110979 Qwaider قويدر Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:04:20 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110979 Excellent effort Nas, I have added a compilation of posts from here and there, you can find them all here: <a href="http://blog.sweetestmemories.com/default.asp?display=1174" rel="nofollow">قبر جماعي ... اسمه غزة</a> Hope this helps. Excellent effort Nas, I have added a compilation of posts from here and there, you can find them all here:
قبر جماعي … اسمه غزة

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110978 Nas Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:00:03 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110978 <b>Dana & Respect All:</b> thanks for the posts. <b>Moey:</b> I know it's frustrating but I also know you have a creative mind that I've seen put to good use when it comes to things that frustrate you... just a thought ;-) Dana & Respect All: thanks for the posts.

Moey: I know it’s frustrating but I also know you have a creative mind that I’ve seen put to good use when it comes to things that frustrate you…

just a thought ;-)

]]> By: Moey http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110975 Moey Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:14:47 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110975 I don't know what to write Naseem, this has been happening for long & all of the nation is sick of it since then... I don’t know what to write Naseem, this has been happening for long & all of the nation is sick of it since then…

]]> By: Respect All http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110973 Respect All Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:48:18 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110973 Hi, I have posted 2 posts but anything can help to spread the truth www.alidahmash.blogspot.com Hi, I have posted 2 posts but anything can help to spread the truth

www.alidahmash.blogspot.com

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110972 Nas Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:42:39 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110972 <strong>UPDATE:</strong> [5 hours later] Well you guys have made one blogger pretty proud. There are about 17 links via roughly 14 bloggers. Keep'em coming! Thank you. UPDATE: [5 hours later] Well you guys have made one blogger pretty proud. There are about 17 links via roughly 14 bloggers. Keep’em coming!

Thank you.

]]> By: Dana-T.O http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110971 Dana-T.O Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:42:26 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110971 I do have an entry, but I am not on JB Bless you Nas I do have an entry, but I am not on JB
Bless you Nas

]]> By: Awartany http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110969 Awartany Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:03:18 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110969 All my respect Nas All my respect Nas

]]> By: Ahmad Al-Sholi http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110961 Ahmad Al-Sholi Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:10:02 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110961 Am not a blogger, just a reader... Nice feel, nice drive, and cordially genuine. God be with Gaza.. Am not a blogger, just a reader…
Nice feel, nice drive, and cordially genuine.

God be with Gaza..

]]> By: Tallouza http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110959 Tallouza Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:38:50 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110959 Hello Naseem, Thanks for putting this together. It's a great idea! http://tallouza.blogspot.com/2008/01/gazakeep-quiet-for-honors-sake.html Hello Naseem,

Thanks for putting this together. It’s a great idea!

http://tallouza.blogspot.com/2008/01/gazakeep-quiet-for-honors-sake.html

]]> By: Iman http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110957 Iman Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:11:51 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110957 Something else back in beginning of month http://iman-a.com/2008/01/03/end-the-siege/ ....... Yesterday I was watching the news with my nieces and nephews...they were very very curious to know what was going on ... their grandfather ( who is from Gaza), had to explain to them what was going on and why so many people and their dad's city is without power... the little 2 year old - after deciding to finish singing 'Khalto is a monster...Khalto is a monster' asked me while pointing at the TV, 'khalto, is ziz (this) where baba is from?! we gonna go zhere?' :D ... A while ago, 2 of my nieces were riding with me -- one asked if I have the song 'Qadim." -- it goes something like: qadim, qadim, qadim...kasaman ya gazat il ma3za...qadim...bla bla bla .. she tells me its her favorite song because that's 'where baba is originally from.' we start talking ... she tells me how it's horrible back there now because Hamas and Fatah are fighting (this was some months ago!) I am thinking to myself, 'my little niece is talking politics, how cute... (one is 7 and 9)...then she tells me 'mama said that we are going to Palestine in the summer, but that we cannot go to both dafa and gaza...you know how mama is from dafa and baba is from gaza. we have to choose and mama says she doesn't want to go to Gaza...' I ask why is that...she says because of all the fighting going on .... then she tells me how her mom is Fatah and her dad is Hamas. LOL... cute... linking where are you from to your political affiliation ... :D Anyway... i think I should get back to work... don't you? :P Something else back in beginning of month

http://iman-a.com/2008/01/03/end-the-siege/

…….

Yesterday I was watching the news with my nieces and nephews…they were very very curious to know what was going on … their grandfather ( who is from Gaza), had to explain to them what was going on and why so many people and their dad’s city is without power… the little 2 year old - after deciding to finish singing ‘Khalto is a monster…Khalto is a monster’ asked me while pointing at the TV, ‘khalto, is ziz (this) where baba is from?! we gonna go zhere?’ :D …

A while ago, 2 of my nieces were riding with me — one asked if I have the song ‘Qadim.” — it goes something like: qadim, qadim, qadim…kasaman ya gazat il ma3za…qadim…bla bla bla .. she tells me its her favorite song because that’s ‘where baba is originally from.’ we start talking … she tells me how it’s horrible back there now because Hamas and Fatah are fighting (this was some months ago!) I am thinking to myself, ‘my little niece is talking politics, how cute… (one is 7 and 9)…then she tells me ‘mama said that we are going to Palestine in the summer, but that we cannot go to both dafa and gaza…you know how mama is from dafa and baba is from gaza. we have to choose and mama says she doesn’t want to go to Gaza…’ I ask why is that…she says because of all the fighting going on …. then she tells me how her mom is Fatah and her dad is Hamas. LOL… cute… linking where are you from to your political affiliation … :D

Anyway…

i think I should get back to work… don’t you? :P

]]> By: Isam http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110956 Isam Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:48:37 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110956 A Candle For Gaza | شمعة من أجل غزة http://acandleforgaza.blogspot.com A Candle For Gaza | شمعة من أجل غزة

http://acandleforgaza.blogspot.com

]]> By: Iman http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110955 Iman Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:45:15 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110955 <blockquote>(although, technically it’s all women…hmm…where are the male bloggers?)</blockquote> LOL! They're diving somewhere in the Ocean of Envy :P We love you, Nas! :D

(although, technically it’s all women…hmm…where are the male bloggers?)

LOL! They’re diving somewhere in the Ocean of Envy :P

We love you, Nas! :D

]]> By: Khalidah http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110954 Khalidah Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:43:07 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110954 sorry ... your blog ... not your blogger sorry … your blog … not your blogger

]]> By: Khalidah http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110953 Khalidah Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:42:34 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110953 Maybe women follow your blogger more than men ... I think this is a very good thing :) Maybe women follow your blogger more than men … I think this is a very good thing :)

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110951 Nas Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:37:59 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110951 Thanks for the excellent response guys. much appreciated. (although, technically it's all women...hmm...where are the male bloggers?) Thanks for the excellent response guys. much appreciated.

(although, technically it’s all women…hmm…where are the male bloggers?)

]]> By: Iman http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110950 Iman Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:27:44 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110950 Naseem, I’ve written more than 5 posts on 5 different instances about the Gaza situation over the past weekend…and deleted all 5 before publishing any of them... anyway, here is something sort of entirely different than all 5 ... http://iman-a.com/2008/01/21/darkness/ Naseem,

I’ve written more than 5 posts on 5 different instances about the Gaza situation over the past weekend…and deleted all 5 before publishing any of them…

anyway, here is something sort of entirely different than all 5 …

http://iman-a.com/2008/01/21/darkness/

]]> By: Khalidah http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110949 Khalidah Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:20:50 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2008/01/21/an-open-letter-to-jordanian-bloggers-the-gaza-situation/#comment-110949 Thank you for bringing this up Nas ... http://www.anolitasmind.com/2008/01/21/darkness-shadows-gaza-%e2%80%a6/ Thank you for bringing this up Nas …

http://www.anolitasmind.com/2008/01/21/darkness-shadows-gaza-%e2%80%a6/

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