Earth Hour is fast approaching. Only 30 days left and counting. I think we, as Jordanians, and especially those of you who are connected, online and have a green spirit, need to be pro-active this year. There’s a lot that can be done to prepare for this global event and the most important of which [...]

This year’s Blog Action Day has chosen climate change as the central topic, with over 8,000 blogs around the world generating a conversation about the global issue within 24 hours. And I emphasize the word “global” here because all too often, we tend to view this particular issue as someone else’s problem. A problem that [...]

Blog Action Day 2009 is fast approaching and I wanted to send out a message to all Jordanian bloggers, encouraging you to register (it’s quick) and blog about it. This year’s topic is climate change and I don’t have to emphasize how essential this issue is to us and the rest of the world. We [...]

As I was driving along airport road yesterday, I noticed a swarm of birds, possibly the largest I’ve ever seen in Jordan, swooping by. They seemed to be moving as quickly as I was. I don’t know what specific birds they were, but I simply refer to them as “soaring birds”, because that’s essentially what [...]

Yesterday, Khaled Mahadin’s trial began. For those who don’t know, Mahadin is being sued by Parliament for slander by way of an article posted on Khaberni.com, a Jordanian news site. A few protesters gathered outside Parliament yesterday morning as Mahadin was pleading not guilty. I hope he’ll win this case. Meanwhile, in other media news, [...]

While I still appreciate that the concept of Earth Hour has finally come to Amman, I am overwhelmingly disappointed with the outcome. Last night, several locations were supposed to turn their lights off in honor of Earth Hour, between 8:30 and 9:30pm, along with the rest of the world. What happened was nothing short of [...]

A year ago, I used my powers of sarcasm to criticize Amman for not joining the rest of a lengthy list of world cities that turned off their lights for an hour to mark “Earth Hour” – an initiative to push the issue of global warming in to psyche of people and government everywhere. I [...]

The eye-catching swimming pool in Mumbai, India, has been built to raise awareness about the threat of sea level rises as a result of global warming. It was constructed by attaching a giant aerial photograph of the New York City skyline to the floor of the pool. The idea was conceived by advertising agency Ogilvy [...]