Archive for April, 2008
Could this editorial in the Jordan Times be any more propagandistic? I mean, come on people, a little show of objectivity can’t hurt you. Can it?
Don’t get me wrong. I love Amman. But there are times when this city induces claustrophobia and therein lies the urge to get out in search of greener pastures. Luckily it’s spring time. So all you really need is some tea in a thermos, a camera, a tank full of gas, and a willingness to [...]
We’ll Make You See Death
A very interesting article in Salon today that I think is worth reading in light of recent unconvincing arguments… April 10, 2008 | On a recent trip to Amman, Jordan, during a visit to the home of someone who had been detained by the Jordanian intelligence service in 2002, I was given two very thin [...]
It’s been about 10 days or so, and HM Queen Rania’s first YouTube video has received over 1 million views and over 3,500 comments thus far. Today, she takes some time to give her early reaction to all the feedback. [h/t: Nina]
The legislative session is over and MPs are on holiday. After doing pretty much nothing about helping the average Jordanian deal with rising prices, low wages, and fuel hikes, the MPs have decided to take this time off to help themselves. According to Ammon, MPs are asking for their wages to be increased, their cars [...]
“…allegations made in earlier reports by the organisation. It is based on allegations and assumptions that are far from objective to arrive at conclusions that are neither dependable nor convincing” – Nasser Judeh, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications, unconvinced by a Human Rights Watch report that claims the General Intelligence Department (GID) [...]
A lot has been said about the Prince Hamzah Hospital on The Black Iris, but the following is a personal story that you won’t ever see in the newspapers. Someone I know recently suffered from a death in the family. His 46 year-old uncle, was recently admitted to the Prince Hamzah Hospital with bacteria and [...]
Movie Review | Recycle
Last night I had the fortune of getting to watch Mahmoud Massad’s award-winning documentary, “Recycle”. To say that it was a full house would be the understatement of the year. I watched the film from the floor of an aisle, while others hovered around the door, standing. I think the oxygen in the theater depleted [...]
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