A lot of people have been wondering how they can still help do something on-the-ground in Jordan when it comes to the situation in Gaza. Here’s three things you can do: First: 7iber needs volunteers who are willing to help sort and package goods just like last time, at the Aramex warehouse. Second: 7iber is [...]

By now, most people in Amman have already heard about the protests near the Israeli Embassy in the Rabia area. Protesters erected tents a few days ago and have been there on and off ever since. Today, a march was organized way up the street, starting from the Days Inn hotel, will plans of passing [...]

Right now, medical supplies are in high demand in Gaza, even more so than food. I know a lot of people in Jordan have been asking how they can donate medical supplies. Fortunately, blogger Umm Farouq has managed to pull together a great initiative with “Pharmacy One”. So, if you’re in Jordan, you can now [...]

It took me a while to figure out how to write this post. The campaign has been an interesting learning experience and even a glimpse in to a few truths I was glad to have restored. One absolute truth stands out: there is a population of this country, perhaps not enormous but definitely large enough, [...]

Dear Readers, Apologies for the ‘radio-silence’ these past few days but there are several reasons for that. The first being that Orange, the worst telecommunication company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with, has left me stranded without Internet access or technical support. The second being that I have not been around a [...]

The people at 7iber and the Action Committee are organizing an emergency clothes and food drive for the people in Gaza. It’ll be a 48-hour campaign starting tomorrow morning, with the goods being delivered to Gaza by coming weekend. This is all going to be driven through the virtual community, with contributions of Jordanian bloggers [...]

24 hours. 12,800 Bloggers. 14,053 Blog Posts. 13,498,280 Readers. 17 Top 100 Blogs. Thousands raised in micro-loans. Picked up by the Washington Post, The Guardian, Arab News and Reuters just to name a few. Very cool. Hats off to all the Jordanian bloggers that participated. POVERTY…

Today is Blog Action Day and the global conversation this year is about poverty, so I thought it would be relevant to discuss poverty in Jordan. There are naturally a million angles to tackle. We could talk about the UN Human Development report and Jordan’s relatively impressive rankings. We could talk about public policy and [...]