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 […]

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 […]

AP PHOTO - A veiled Jordanian woman walks next to billboard with a model picture promoting a hairstyling show in Zara Expo in Amman, Jordan Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010

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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 […]

Fellow Jordanian tweeps are tweeting (spontaneously) the “Top 50 reasons living in Jordan Rocks”. Thought I’d post it up just as a mental break from all the cynicism and the daily realities that can make you forget how great Jordan really is…

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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 […]

A few days ago we were all surprised to learn that a ruling from Jordan’s Supreme Court decided to include “websites” as subject to the country’s notorious Press & Publications Law. The reason bloggers, technologists, activists, journalists, free thinkers and anyone with a half a brain and a beating heart has been up in arms […]

I know it’s been a tough month for you. Security breaches have been all over the international media and things just don’t look great right now. I know in such times it’s easy for you to retreat to safer grounds where fear tactics and terrorism rhetoric is comforting, but please, can we put an end […]