Oh. My. God.

I am blown away by this series’ writers and producers who have an uncanny way of storytelling that is perhaps light years beyond what any other show on TV has been producing. Nothing is lost in the story, everything finds a way to tie itself together, which is an enormous task considering the […]

The US chain Dunkin’ Donuts has pulled an advert following complaints that the scarf worn by a celebrity chef offered symbolic support for Islamic extremism.
The online advert for iced coffee featured the well-known US television chef Rachael Ray. She was wearing a black-and-white checked scarf around her neck that resembled a traditional Arab keffiyeh.
This fashion […]

- It’s Thursday. I really need a weekend of mental decompression. It’s unlikely it will happen this weekend. It’s strange how if you don’t have a proper weekend, or at the very least a proper Thursday night out, the week feels like it has no real end and no real beginning.
- A friend and colleague […]

Tonight…Thursday…8pm to 9pm…light some candles…join the experiment…tell everyone you know…Turn off your lights…

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According to the spin doctors: the government “saved the country” $1.4 billion to settle the casino deal that was signed under the previous government as part of a multi-million dollar project. Instead it only ended up costing the taxpayer $157,000. I think setting up a casino in the Dead Sea would have really transformed that […]

I mentioned Amira, our brave Egyptian friend, a few days ago. This is an article in an Egyptian paper, commenting on her exchange. Make sure to read the comments!

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“What happened in Gaza in 2007 is an achievement; now it is happening in 2008 in Lebanon. It’s going to happen in 2009 in Jordan and it’s going to happen in 2010 in Egypt.” - Sheik Yazeeb Khader, Hamas political activist and editor, on the changing Middle East Washington Times
I should go buy some canned […]

“It might be a quarter life crisis
Or just the stirring
in my soul
Either way I
Wonder sometimes
About the outcome
Of a still verdictless life
Am I living it right
Am I living it right
Am I living it right
?
- “Why Georgia”, John Mayer
Related:
Twenty Four

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This is an experiment.
Earth Hour is something I missed last March and I’ve regretted ever since.
Luckily, someone had the common sense to have a single Earth Hour every month instead of waiting a whole year just to turn off your lights.
This is about the environment. It’s about global warming. It’s about energy. It’s about […]

One pen. One idea. A thousand voices.

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A Wikipedia entry citing one of my posts:
Recent reports suggest, that although a large number LGBT are in the closet, and who often have to lead double lives, a new wave of younger LGBT are beginning to come out of the closet and are becoming more visible in the country, this resulted in establishing a […]

So 62 years ago, Jordan was granted independence and became the little Kingdom we all know it as today. It has, without a doubt, come a long way in 62 years. However, while I may have a record of being the first to laud the progress I perceive to be positive, I also tend to […]

At first I thought Independence Day had come early this year, or that Jordanians were just overly-eager to start the celebrations early. But lo and behold, in the middle of an unexpected, unavoidable traffic jam, it was soon made clear to me that a Jordanian by the name of Qwaider was a finalist on the […]

So it was a hell of a time out there in Sharm El-Sheik this past week, and I had a blast. The BBC World Debate will be airing this Saturday 24th, at 0710 GMT and will be repeated on Saturday 24th at 0710 GMT, and repeated the same day at 1510 GMT and 1910 GMT, […]

It has been a pretty long day. All of us have been awake from 8am and in and out of sessions and workspaces all day. A Q&A debate saw the moderator hogging the microphone and asking all the questions, letting the 25 minute time limit run out and thus leaving room for only a handful […]

Just a note for those who may not be aware, I’m trying my best to cover the World Economic Forum on 7iber with some live blogging. Check it out when you have some time.

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