I have a bone to pick with these government and royal motorcades that careen through the streets of the capital at stellar speeds, stopping for no one and breaking the speed limit by leaps and bounds. I know these drivers are well-trained, but you know what, the rest of us citizens never got a special […]

A while back, I decided to change up mosques for Friday prayer due to a lack of inspiration. Essentially, I’ve spent the past two years trying to find one that had something to offer but alas, it seems recycled material is what passes for a good khutba (sermon) these days. I even started a pet […]

So scared of getting older
I’m only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say
That life has just begun/
Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can’t take the speed it’s moving in
I know I can’t
But honestly
Won’t someone stop this train?
“Stop This Train” - John Mayer

Twenty Five
Twenty Four
Twenty Three

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@QueenRania Dear Your Majesty, I hope this tweet finds you well. I should mention right off the bat that this tweet will be longer than the 140 characters typically allocated to me, but I’ll try my best to keep it short and well-worded as is often the case when addressing royalty. Your recent joining of […]

My Internet subscription ended a few days ago (I wish they had grace periods or something) and I have been generally without a connection for the past weeks, which, along with work, explains my blogging absence. I am partly to blame due to the fact that I’ve been taking my time “shopping” for a “good” […]

It’s been a long week so far. I’m here in London to attend two different conferences and it’s been an interesting ride. I apologize for the lack of posting but, on the other hand, I’ve also been getting a lot of fascinating feedback on some of the posts published here lately. The general tone of […]

Last Thursday night I was in a car accident. Mid-way through a green light, a car swerved out of no where on my left, as it crossed its red light and hit me. The damage to my truck was rather minimal - the bumper and front guard need to be changed. However, the e-class Mercedes […]

A belated birthday.
The fourth year ends.
The fifth year begins.
And I find myself wondering if there’s anything more left to say…
p.s. thank you all for putting up with me

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Apologies for the shortage of posts these last few days but things have been a bit hectic. In fact, I think the past 5 weeks of my life have been pretty incredibly hectic, but suffice to say, pretty incredible.
- At work we’ve been working hard to produce a pretty special issue of Jordan Business, […]

Doha.
Monday, February 2nd, 2009.
8:36am.

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From one of the greatest films ever made…

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I wrote this post in my head while sitting at a table at the Jordan Web Awards the other night. It was surely a proud moment to be honored unexpectedly like that but I have realized recently that 7iber is in fact life-changing. It’s an incredible journey and just watching it, which ever way it […]

More universal proof that the readers make up at least half of a blog’s identity. My deepest gratitude to all of you who voted for the Black Iris as the best blog in the Middle East. It is probably not, but it was indeed fortunate enough to be nominated by the readers and voted for […]

Dear Readers,
You probably noticed that little box in the sidebar these past few days that says this little blog has been nominated for a 2008 Brass Crescent Award in the Middle East category. I am nominated amongst some pretty great blogs, including two of my personal favorite Jordanian blogs (Sabbah and Southern Muslimah), which is […]

Author’s Note: I decided to write this disclaimer after I finished writing this post for the sole purpose of encouraging anyone wishing to comment on the post or the subject matter that there is a need to read the post all the way through. It should also be noted that I have not read the […]

“Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by someone I do not know. I admire lolling on a lawn by a water-lilied pond to eat white currants and see goldfish: and go to the fair in the evening if I’m good. There is not hope […]