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• A Simple Way to Support the Region

  When it is empty-hanaat season, Mommies and school kids are home studying and often boredom-bound. Such environments, out of routine, probably makes it tough on Daddies when they get home from work, too... Posted Jan 06 2009, 11:47 PM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Life, Activism, Regional Issues, women's issues

• Musical Manifestation of Solidarity with Gaza, tonight at Al-Balad Theater

  In commemoration of the Palestinian martyrs and in rejection of the Israeli criminal war against the Palestinian people, a group of Jordanian musicians, theater artists and cultural activists are inviting... Posted Jan 06 2009, 09:30 PM by jazarah! Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, Events, Public Interest

• The Three-State Option

  This is long, but my commentary will be interleaving this article... If you're interested. This is what King Abdulla II of Jordan was talking about when he mentioned a plot against the Palestinian... Posted Jan 06 2009, 06:58 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Egypt, Thoughts, Jordan, politics, Gaza, Palestinians, Deviding Palestine, John Bolton

• A Moratorium On Thoughts

  A recent debate I participated in yielded the conclusive statement: “now is not the time for it.” It really got me thinking, whenever there is a crisis in this region, everyone socially is... Posted Jan 06 2009, 03:35 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, Arab World, Israel, Ranting, Rambling, Raving

• Seeking empty apartment for sell

  Seeking empty apartment ‎ Locations: west and north Amman Area: 140+ meter square Status: New, 5 years or less old Price: not more than 60K ‎ Don’t tell me I can’t find, cuz I found many with that... Posted Jan 06 2009, 02:01 PM by MQabbani, Minds Talk Filed under: Jordan, Amman

• The Royal Film Commission invites you a film screening “Gaza in Pictures”

  Gaza in Pictures, an event by the Royal Film Commission that features a group of Palestinian documentaries about Gaza. Wednesday 7th of January 2009 at 6:30 pm - “A Rioter’s Symphony” a 20-minute documentary... Posted Jan 06 2009, 11:48 AM by jazarah! Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, Events, Public Interest

• Ishki, A New Portal For Arabs To Post Their Complaints Online

  Ishki (which means ‘complain’ in Arabic) is an interesting new portal that was recently released from Jordan, giving Arab users the chance to post their different complaints online and get... Posted Jan 06 2009, 10:30 AM by StartUpArabia Filed under: Jordan, Startups, Portals, Content, Ahmad Kharbat, Mohamed Al Razem, Wahid Barghouthi, Complaints, Ishki, Wael Attili

• Somebody Get A Photo…

  …of the field by Kalouti Mosque, there is an extremely powerful image that needs to be captured. Neat rows of mock gravestones, with what appear to be names and numbers, fill the street-side edge... Posted Jan 05 2009, 10:42 PM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Activism, Regional Issues, evil

• Somewhere Near The Israeli Embassy In Amman…

  By now, most people in Amman have already heard about the protests near the Israeli Embassy in the Rabia area. Protesters erected tents a few days ago and have been there on and off ever since. Today,... Posted Jan 05 2009, 10:00 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, Israel, Activism

• Why Not in Egypt ??

  Popular Islamic Preacher Amr Khaled announced from Amman the start of his campaign of blood donation to Gaza. The Campaign as far as I read was met by success. Now I am asking myself “Why did not he announce... Posted Jan 05 2009, 12:54 PM by Egyptian chronicles Filed under: News, Human Rights, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, middle east, citizen Journalism, Israel, Arab, politics, mideast, National, Follow Up, Gaza, Turkey, war, Egyptian Faces, Rafah Borders, Greece, crossing, Amr Khaled, Medical Aid

• A Jordnian family in The Simpsons

  Meet Bashir, the new Jordanian kid who has just moved with his family to the neighborhood, the Simpsons community reacts to their different culture and religious believes in different ways, some accept... Posted Jan 05 2009, 04:46 AM by Nizar's Blog Filed under: fun, Jordan, media, Islam, Funny, Video, Entertainment, YouTube, terrorist, jordanian, simpson, bashir

• The nine

  It certainly weird to express your wishes of a happy new year with a question mark, but that’s what this year promises to be and the world didn’t lose a single precious second to let us know... Posted Jan 05 2009, 03:27 AM by BamBam World Filed under: Jordan, Blast, a post by BamBam, hyperbole reality, boku no kazako, Gaza, Hamas, PLO, palastine, palestinian

• Gaza Photos - Support Gaza and Show it to the World! Show your Online Support and Vote for Gaza! - صور غزه - صوت لغزه وأظهر الصورة للعالم أجمع

  Everyone should support Innocent kids who get killed everyday, Support Peace in Middle East, and let the whole world touch the truth! War in Gaza is turning into a bloodbath - check some Gaza Photos via... Posted Jan 05 2009, 02:45 AM by Rani the Brainy Filed under: Jordan, politics

• Best of the Rest: Washing The Shame Away

  If you must pluck one post from the tidal wave of opinions on Gaza, let it be this one, by Tololy. Capturing the essence of the past, present, and the urgent actions needed for the near and distant future... Posted Jan 05 2009, 01:25 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, middle east, Israel, politics, Gaza, war, Conflict Zones, Best of the Rest

• How Jordanians Can Donate Medical Supplies To Gaza In One Easy Step

  Right now, medical supplies are in high demand in Gaza, even more so than food. I know a lot of people in Jordan have been asking how they can donate medical supplies. Fortunately, blogger Umm Farouq has... Posted Jan 04 2009, 10:00 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, Blogging, Activism

• Grapheast Photography Competition 2009

  Grapheast has announced it Photography Competition for 2009, seems to be very interesting and I’m looking forward to participate, but the jury doesn’t seem that great, I mean only one professional... Posted Jan 04 2009, 03:18 PM by jazarah! Filed under: Jordan, Events, Photography

• The Gaza Campaign Part II

  It took me a while to figure out how to write this post. The campaign has been an interesting learning experience and even a glimpse in to a few truths I was glad to have restored. One absolute truth stands... Posted Jan 04 2009, 01:40 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, Blogging, Technology, Activism, Commentary

• Jordan Flag and Protests: حرق العلم الأردني والإعتداء على قوات الأمن وإلي يعادي أردنا نخلي عظامه تتطقطق

  بعد أن تكرر الحدث أكثر من مرة، بات من الضروري أن نقف عنده، نفهم اسبابه وملحقاته لكي نضع حد لهذه الظاهرة المؤسفة، غير الحضاريه، المشينه والخائنه بحق الأردن والأردنيين. تطورات الأحداث بفلسطين، الحرب على... Posted Jan 04 2009, 04:05 AM by Rani the Brainy Filed under: Jordan, politics

• Deliver Hope to People in Gaza… Aramex & Majid Al Futtaim Group

  Aramex is organizing an emergency donation campaign, with support from Majid Al Futtaim Group in the UAE, to collect and deliver aid supplies to the afflicted people in Gaza. Needed materials: First Aid... Posted Jan 03 2009, 11:52 PM by jazarah! Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, UAE, Arabia, Public Interest

• حبر و لجنة العمل ,نعم لقد نجحنا و نشكركم

  لقد نجحنا :)‏ نعم لقد نجحنا ! ‏ ‏ منذ قليل وصلني خبر أن الدفعة الأولى من المساعدات التي جمعناها قد وصلت لغزة و كانت تحتوي على ‏ أغذية ( معلبات متنوعة)‏ طحين أرز سكر حليب أدوية بطانيات ‏ نحمد لله على هذا... Posted Jan 02 2009, 10:21 PM by MQabbani, Minds Talk Filed under: News, Personal, Jordan, media, Women, Life, Blogging, Amman, community, Arabic, Bloggers, Relationships, volunteer, Days, Form there, learn, Friends : ), Smile, Like, communicate, Action Committee, Ghaza, donator

• The Gaza Campaign Part I

  Dear Readers, Apologies for the ‘radio-silence’ these past few days but there are several reasons for that. The first being that Orange, the worst telecommunication company I have ever had the misfortune... Posted Jan 02 2009, 12:08 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Palestine, Jordan, Activism

• How We Welcomed 2009

  We aren’t partiers, so it was pretty much a family night. We watched our new “Bonanza” DVDs, ate popcorn and went to bed. For the under 40 crowd, Bonanza was a 60’s TV series about... Posted Jan 02 2009, 01:22 AM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Life, Family, friends, living with cancer, faith

• Ammonnews in English

  Ammonnews.net has during the past year become the most read Arabic internet news provider in Jordan. It is probably due to a number of reasons - three of them being that they bring news stories that other... Posted Jan 01 2009, 03:21 AM by The Ambassador's Weblog Filed under: Jordan, media, Blogging, Internet, politics, Democracy, Jordan life, Freedom of Press

• Local Businesses that we highly respect for their Gaza support

  They are giving the best they can with a fat smile, actions would be harder without them. THANK YOU ALL Aramex Maktoob Group Full Cup Coffee Scooter Express Cycling Jordan & Tareef Club Books@Cafe... Posted Jan 01 2009, 01:22 AM by Jad's thoughts Filed under: Jordan, politics, Gaza, Smile, maktoob, Aramex, scooter, cup coffee

• Maktoob Free Gaza & Petition

  Eman of Maktoob just left a message on What Arab Web 2.0 can do for Gaza They have two campaigns in one, the first is a multi author blog (YOU CAN BE ONE) to share your thoughts about Gaza and the second... Posted Dec 31 2008, 03:17 PM by Jad's thoughts Filed under: Jordan, politics, Gaza, Campaigns, maktoob, arab web, petition, eman

• Breaking the silence in Arabic, Gaza

  Or it might be the other way around, the silence has been breaking me. اقول الله يرحمهم؟ و الا اقول نيالكم و الله يرحمنا احنا اقول يسعد رب البطن الفلسطيني اللي مش جايب غير زلم؟ والا شبعوا سجالات و تسجيل... Posted Dec 31 2008, 02:03 PM by Anonymous Filed under: Jordan, Gaza, Regional and International Matters, The Online World, My Retreat

• FedEx Box Con’t.: The Customs Dept.

  A continuation. After leaving the kids at the terminal, it only took five wrong sets of directions to find the Customs Dept. Now I know what happens behind the walls of the Terminal: winding hallways and... Posted Dec 31 2008, 12:45 PM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Family, faith, kid's issues

• Got the FedEx Box :)

  I’m not sure of local protocol, if it is proper to blog about other subjects when Gaza is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Maybe one little piece of good news, of answered prayer, will... Posted Dec 31 2008, 10:55 AM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Family, faith, kid's issues

• Massive Outpouring for 7iber/Action Committee Gaza Initiative

  Whoa nellie, I have never seen such a thing. In case anyone was wondering what in the world caused the traffic jam around Safeway/Cozmo around 7pm, it was dozens, if not hundreds, of people responding... Posted Dec 30 2008, 10:32 AM by my treasure Filed under: Jordan, Blogging, Events, Gaza, Regional Issues

• Lubna "Al-Koshieh" decleared dead!

  For those who don't know, and maybe never been to zarqa to know, Lubna Al-Koshieh (لبنى الكوشية) or (لبنى السريعة) is most probably the most dangerous woman in Jordan. and is famous in zarqa (mainly... Posted Dec 30 2008, 09:33 AM by n@simjo © Filed under: Jordan, case

• Fourth Achievement: Full Cup Coffee

  Mr Ali Al-Ja’afari just called me and he will give a full day proceeds to Gaza. Full Cup Coffee Place Amman, 5th Circle - behind Al-Tahoneh Bakery in Sheraton Hotel Neighborhood, Jordan Increase... Posted Dec 30 2008, 05:40 AM by Jad's thoughts Filed under: Jordan, politics, Gaza, Sweets, proceeds, coolers, coffee lovers, cup coffee, al ja, afari, sheraton hotel, consumers, gourmet coffee, mr ali, coffee place, hotel neighborhood, bakery, iced drinks

• Second Achievement: ScooterExpess dedicates two scooters for collecting clothes and food

  I got SMS this morning from my Basem Al-Aggad the manager of Scooter Express, a scooter delivery company that reads mentioning that he was inspired and decided to dedicate two scooters for collecting clothes... Posted Dec 30 2008, 01:25 AM by Jad's thoughts Filed under: Jordan, politics, Blog, Gaza, clothes, email, Allah, Action Committee, sake, tribe, delivery company, scooters, scooter

• On Final Exams

  As you may or may not know, my mother teaches English to 9th grade girls. She was marking her students final exams this morning, when she stumbled upon one girl who had find the time to draw some cartoons... Posted Dec 29 2008, 10:33 AM by not another blog Filed under: Jordan, english, Drawing

• I miss you Amman but I can see you it feels like the streets are talking; أنا الشارع اشتقت لكم Tired because we keep talking to ourselves most of the time, but I am Happy today, people will meet in the... Posted Dec 29 2008, 06:06 AM by Degrees of Freedom Filed under: Jordan, home, Gaza, Humanity, Me, Future, Activism

• World Run II has left Jordan

  Jad made a good observation about world runner Jesper’s entry to Jordan. “The delay was due to instant hospitality in Jordan”. Why not make this a T-shirt slogan Jad thoughtfully suggested... Posted Dec 29 2008, 05:21 AM by The Ambassador's Weblog Filed under: Jordan, media, politics, Denmark, Jordan life

• What Ammani barbie girls can do for Gaza

  This post is co-written by a female expatriate, yeah one of the Ums 25% of 2009 makeup budget I was told by a friend of mine that this should be enough to build Eiffel tower like in Gaza. Donate 10% of... Posted Dec 29 2008, 02:17 AM by Jad's thoughts Filed under: Jordan, politics, Gaza, fashion, clothes, budget, makeup, eiffel tower, salon visits, overtime, morning coffee, closets

• Against Self-censorship in Arts and Music...

  A few days ago, German website Qantara.com published the following interview about self censorship and music in Arabia, it starts with... " Ruba Saqr sings her self-composed folk songs as authentically... Posted Dec 29 2008, 01:28 AM by Dive into the Ocean Filed under: Jordan, media, Ruba Saqr, Alternative Arabic Music, Alternative Sufi Music, Qantara.com, Martina Sabra