DISCLAIMER: The following post is totally a rumor. I usually don’t believe in rumors, especially of Jordanian origin, but I’m inclined to believe this one for various reasons. This disclaimer is by way of asking you to please read at your own discretion. A fellow Jordanian blogger pointed out a few days ago, the political [...]

I received an email today from one of my readers asking why I haven’t said anything about the recent decision to sentence Oweidi (already serving jail time)to 2 years in prison for ‘harming the dignity of the state.’ Oweidi, sent an U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid accusing people in the Royal Court of corruption [...]

As we enter October, there is no doubt in my mind that 2007 has been an incredibly bad year for Jordan. The gap between the poor and the rich has increased to the point where you can see it as clear as day and night. The government has done little about that. Media reform is [...]

An anti-corruption group says three Arab states are among a dozen worldwide where corruption has seen a significant increase in the past year. The Arab nations named by Transparency International were Jordan and the Gulf states of Bahrain and Oman. The Arab countries with the least perceived corruption were Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. [...]

The Muslim Brotherhood has announced that their political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), will participate in the November 20th parliamentary elections, putting an end to weeks of speculation. Look for their withdrawal at around 11am on the day of the election. Right before the vote rigging gets underway.

I don’t know anymore. I would say it’s a sad day, but I can’t remember one that wasn’t. Long story short, the Jordanian government is going on, what can best be described as, an anti-online free speech jihad. A decision has been made to monitor websites (most likely including the rising popularity of blogs) and [...]

Elections just got a bit more interesting… Jordan’s first woman MP to run in November vote AMMAN — Jordan’s first woman MP said Sunday she would stand in November’s parliamentary election, five years after a military court sentenced her to jail for accusing officials of corruption. Tujan Faisal, 58, who served in parliament from 1993 [...]

For the past few months, West Ammanis have been in love with the show “Prison Break”, buying the 1JD ‘DVD’ copies in bulk. I never really liked the show or understood some Jordanians’ infatution with it, especially when we have so much prison drama right here in Jordan. Amman – The director of Jordan’s Swaqa [...]