On Saturday, fellow blogger Lina was taken aback upon seeing my beautiful pickup truck and announced her desire to get one herself someday (in neon pink, according to her). A few hours later, on breaking speed limits just to get to a meeting on time, Lina decided to take a shortcut through a rough patch [...]

I found this news a bit interesting. The other day, a bus driver who had forgotten his license at home was given a ticket by a traffic cop, and the driver then proceeded to strip off his clothes in a fit of rage, to protest the ticket. He was eventually subdued by the police. In [...]

I read about this the other day but I wanted to see if it was verified or simply premature enthusiasm on the part of the local press. Apparently it’s the real deal. AMMAN (AFP) – Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world’s first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan [...]

Readers is having a big sale. A bunch of books throughout the store are wrapped in a red ribbon, which means they’re 50% off and you can score some pretty cheap deals. For about 30JDs I got about 5 books, including a hardcover copy of Alan Greenspans’ The Age of Turbulance (total of 11JDs), which [...]

Nearly two months since I discussed this topic, I’ve been thinking lately that while there are many reasons that there is so little “issue-blogging” being done in Jordan, there is one reason that is often overlooked. Are we, as bloggers, blogging about the issues that people really care about? That seems to be the question [...]

It seems odd that the videotape (VHS) is, today, a historical artifact that begs to be remembered. But alas, that is the way of the world. For those who do remember it, you will also remember a very famous little slogan that was often written on a white strip of tape atop every tape which [...]

A new category here on the Black Iris. Did you ever notice?… Whenever a Jordanian government official says a certain piece of public land is not for sale, it usually means it’s probably in the process of being sold?

For over 27 years, the Jerash Festival, lead by Queen Noor, was the Kingdom’s central cultural event. In 27 years it was canceled a total of three times: in 1982 during the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon and in 2006, due to the Israeli-Hizballah conflict in Lebanon. I’m not sure if the cancellation was out [...]