One social element in Jordan has always been the turning down of music whenever the athan (call) for prayer begins. It was probably one of the first things I noticed about the country when I came here as a child and learned to do the same. Even the non-religious or the non-Muslim in Jordan engages […]

An interesting survey result:
US elected officials scored abysmally on a test measuring their civic knowledge, with an average grade of just 44 percent, the group that organized the exam said Thursday. [source]
So, how well would would our own government officials score on a similar test?
How well would the people?

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Even since the King held a meeting earlier this month with the chief editors of the Kingdom’s dailies, there has been some movement with regards to media reform. I have to say, I wouldn’t really call it media reform any more. Media in Jordan, at this point, is what it is. There seems to be […]

A bit of news has been spreading like wildfire these past few days in Amman: the new 8mb ADSL Internet connection from Orange. The advertisements have been popping up all over town and it naturally got me thinking about what such a leap in speed might mean for Jordan. Yes, it is not the most […]

…go figure

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Dear People,
I hope this finds you well. This is in fact my two thousandth post on The Black Iris. It’s hard to believe. I know these sorts of things are considered to be momentous occasions in the blogging universe, and I know on such occasions I’m supposed to say something clever. Perhaps try to find […]

LMAO.
Once again, Hajjaj describes how we all feel…

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Designed solely for movie buffs who also have very short attention spans, the Jordan Short Film Festival is taking place all this week at Muhtaraf Al-Remaal in Jabal Al-Weibda. If you don’t know where that is, don’t fret. The directions are rather easy if you actually follow them. And speaking of locations, what I find […]