Everyone’s been talking about that Obama speech, but Jon Stewart, everyone’s favorite Jew, gauges all three speeches made to “Oy! Pac” (AIPAC), the most powerful American-Israeli lobby in the US, and points out some pretty funny and blatantly obvious observations: h/t: sabbah

Despite my infrequent attempts to ridicule the boycotting of Danish products in Jordan, I must admit that I have some level of respect for it. In the context of protesting methods akin to our region, boycotting products may just be the most civilized way of protesting, even if it does elude to our lack of [...]

It seems that Amman is changing so fast sometimes and the once familiar roads are growing foreign to me every day. Suddenly, the ordinary routes I take to get to specific places around town are changed. Detours take me elsewhere, and the old roads are packed with new speed bumps, traffic lights, tunnels, circles, and [...]

On Brad Pitt and Angelina’s latest incarnations… “This is an absolutely huge, huge story for us,” said Sarah Ivens, editor in chief of OK! magazine. “Essentially you have two of the most beautiful, famous people in the world. We’ve all seen they’ve had one baby, Shiloh, and it is the coolest, most adorable baby on [...]

In light of Parliament being back in (extraordinary) session for the next few weeks, with one of the first bills out of the gate to be discussed is an amendment to the Public Gathering Law, which more or less inhibits Jordanians from public gatherings, I thought it would be timely to discuss this issue that’s [...]