AP PHOTO - A Jordanian man looks at clothes inside a lingerie shop at a shopping mall in Amman, Jordan. Jordanians, like the rest of the world, celebrate Valentine’s Day in the 14th of February every year.

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AP Photo - A boy sells pickled olives from a stall on the Amman-Jerash Highway in Jordan, Sunday, Dec, 20, 2009.
Interestingly enough, Jordan produces 28,000 tonnes of olive oil a year with 24,000 tonnes consumed domestically.

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Melody TV has been producing, what are probably some of the funniest and most creative commercials I’ve ever seen aired in the Arab world. The irony here perhaps, is that these creative commercials are about creativity in the Arab world, or the lack there of. They depict an Egyptian film studio that is home to […]

During an interview I had last week, the subject was talking about a major project taking shape in Jordan that will be offering a valet service.
“Because after all, we are a valet culture,” he told me.
And I’ve been thinking about that statement ever since. To me, and I’m sure to many of you, valet […]

AP PHOTO - A man works in a bakery in Amman. The bakery is one of few that make sesame bread used for cheese and grilled eggs sandwiches, a popular and cheap meal served around the clock.
Note: Just to add to the caption, for those interested, I believe the bakery is the Salah il-Deen Bakery […]

Last month, 7iber launched an initiative to collect citizen-generated photographs that capture Jordan from behind their lens. Throughout June we received an endless amount of pictures with the objective of picking the best 10 and printing them as postcards to be sold in the marketplace, with any profits going towards future community projects.
Then we […]

Jordanian men play chess in their neighborhood in Amman. AP PHOTO

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While the Internet and mainstream media has turned its attention to Iran in the past few weeks, it’s almost difficult to see the country in non-political terms. In the name of comedy, The Daily Show sent Jason Jones to Iran to do a series entitled “Behind The Veil”. So far, it’s been a hilarious window […]