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Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. [source]
I have to admit. That’s a beautiful summary of what it’s all about. I was a […]



All of last week I’ve been thinking about it. Do people actually ever “retire” from politics? Sure. Qadaffi’s son just announced he’s doing it. But can you really trust someone who says their retiring from politics once they’ve tasted the sweet nectar of power? I can’t help but wonder if this is Qadaffi Junior’s way […]



There is a major problem in Jordan with regards to resources, and I mean resources of all kinds and not just the natural. It is a problem that is common across the board when it comes to developing countries but I think such nations that end up emerging from such an economic category manage to […]



The best way to wake up on a Sunday morning is usually with a joke…
Since its establishment over a year ago, the Information Council (IC) has yet to receive a complaint from the public concerning access to information, according to an IC official…IC Vice President Mamoun Talhouni told The Jordan Times that the lack of […]



“People living in Amman only go…from Sweifieh to Abdoun or wherever - they don’t see poverty. I really want people to see the camps, to see real poverty. When people go there, they see how people are living there and they start to appreciate more what they have,” - Sara Sharif. The Action Committee said […]



An Israeli-developed advertisement for the new Nissan Tiida features a bunch of Saudi oil barons who run into the fuel-effecient car and suddenly attack it, under the assumption of course that Saudis find silver cars offensive. The ad has naturally conjured up calls for boycotting the company, which says it had no prior knowledge of […]



God I love the Internet. Here are my two main reasons, just for today. The first is a story on Google setting up a bloggers’ tent at the Democratic and Republican conventions next month, and it’s also a story on why I love Google. Not only are bloggers the pirates of the media world, they […]






MARCH 12th: Blogging For A Censorship-Free Jordan


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