I just wanted to write a quick post to thank all the Jordanian netizens that joined us online yesterday in support of a censorship-free Internet in Jordan on World Against Cyber Censorship Day. The issue of censorship itself is not an easy issue and it’s one that most Jordanians, including bloggers and various other active […]

“More and more states are enacting or considering repressive laws pertaining to the Web, or are applying those that already exist, which is the case with Jordan” - Reporters Without Borders, Internet Enemies Report, March 12th 2010
While Jordan didn’t make this year’s Internet Enemies list, to join the likes of fellow Arab nations such as […]

My eyes expanded ten-fold early this morning upon reading this late-breaking news that four individuals have been detained on corruption charges related to the very controversial Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company. Normally this kind of news might fly under the radar with the expectation that those detained will likely be low-level employees, but upon reading the […]

From a death sentence to a mere 10 year conviction - a young man who killed his married sister because he suspected her of having an affair simply because she was on the phone too long.
Court transcripts said the victim had been staying with the defendant at the time of the murder as her husband […]

With a gigantic deficit of at least JD1.4 billion on our back, it seems that pointing out the country is drowning in debt is simply an understatement these days. While some are asking where that money actually went, the natural government reaction is of course to tax the people who are already struggling to make […]

Yesterday, I received that annual message from Orange Telecom, which I’m sure most of you have gotten by now. The love letter reads:
“Dear Customer, wither reference to the law of the additional Annual University fees, kindly note that 1JD will be deducted from your balance. Thank you for your cooperation.”
What is interesting about this message […]

It’s fairly interesting to note the number of corruption cases that seem to have made headlines in recent months. This past year in fact has arguably been one of the most corruption-laden years in recent Jordanian history. From Basem Awadallah being accused of human trafficking and his subsequent resignation, to Sahel Majali being involved in […]

The following are a series of interesting quotes from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on global Internet freedom. In light of what’s been happening in Jordan recently over initial moves by the government to regulate the Internet, and in the process censor free speech, I thought the following excerpts were of some relevance […]