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  Apologies of a Jordanian Citizen

  Being a human being (no play on words intended) it’s a very natural thing to make mistakes, the big step remains to admit your mistakes and offer apology to anyone who could’ve been affected by them. And... Posted Apr 29 2009, 04:12 PM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: qwaider select

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  "Mrs. Han Solo" Roasts George Lucas

  This video is old but funny! (Yeah, I never saw it before now.) Carrie Fisher roasted George Lucas at the latter's AFI Lifetime Achievement Award back in 2005. Classic lines included "Hi, I'm... Posted Apr 24 2009, 01:27 AM by Dunner's Filed under: Movies, Humor, YouTube, Videos, qwaider select, Science Fiction

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  مش العرسان-أهاليهم!! الحلقة الأولـى

  Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style... Posted Apr 09 2009, 06:19 PM by مياسي Filed under: حياتي, أردنيّات, زواج, qwaider select

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  One Consequence of a Discriminatory Law

  Only male Jordanian citizens can transmit Jordanian nationality to their offspring. Female Jordanian citizens do not have that right. Changing this law has been high on the agenda of politically active... Posted Mar 14 2009, 06:57 AM by Jordan Journals Filed under: qwaider select

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  BAJD: It's time for action! Calling all Jordanians

  Only five days left for Blog About Jordan Day II , and it's time for Action! Jordan might not be your own country. Or your homeland. It might be your neighbor. It might be the country of your friends... Posted Mar 06 2009, 11:12 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts, queen rania, qwaider select, Blog About Jordan, Call to action, Calling All Jordanians, BAJD

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  Probing the Very Early History of the Universe (Part II)

  Catch up: Part I: The Big Bang Theory What the Standard Big Bang Theory does Not Predict or Explain In the previous post I outlined the basics of the big bang theory. As things stand, there remain a few... Posted Feb 26 2009, 12:46 PM by Talking Virtually To Myself Filed under: qwaider select, cosmology, public lecture, big bang theory, the universe, mysteries of the universe

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  BAJD: Blog About Jordan Day 2009

  It's hard to believe that it has been a year already since we last had our first Blog About Jordan day . It was one of the most amazing and successful endeavors I've every undertaken. I couldn't... Posted Feb 24 2009, 07:18 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts, Jordan, qwaider select, Blog about Jordan day, Community blogging, Sponsored event

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  On The Arrogance in Ignorance

  Turning from the attributes of God to the actions of God, where he delineates his view of creation, Ibn Rushd in his Tahafut al-Tahafut clearly deals with the charge against the philosopher's doctrine... Posted Feb 20 2009, 10:39 AM by Confessions of a Vegetarian Shark Filed under: qwaider select, Journies Within

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  Bloggers Who Have Taught Me a Lesson

  I’ve been following a number of great blogs over the last couple of years. These blogs might be personal ones but they certainly have so many lessons that are useful in life. I don’t think... Posted Feb 11 2009, 04:59 AM by Chocolate Mints In a Jar Filed under: Blogging, Blogs, Bloggers, inspirational, qwaider select

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  May Chidiac or The Curse of the Living Martyr

  By Joseph El-Khoury May Chidiac crowned herself the ultimate drama queen last Monday in a country where drama queens, and they are mostly of the male sex, dominate the political and media horizon. Her... Posted Feb 07 2009, 04:36 PM by Arabdemocracy Filed under: media, politics, Lebanon, Joseph El-Khoury, qwaider select

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  Skyfire for a great mobile browsing experience

  I own an HTC which runs Windows Mobile 6. Ever since I got the phone ( a year and a half ago) I have hated the mobile version of Internet Explorer, I don’t use IE anyways and thought the mobile version... Posted Feb 07 2009, 05:43 AM by Chocolate Mints In a Jar Filed under: free, YouTube, HTC, qwaider select, Geeky, skyfire, mobile browsing

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  Probing the Very Early History of the Universe (Part I)

  I may be giving a public lecture on this topic in the near future, and this will be the first such lecture I would have given. Therefore I shall practice on my few readers, and try and present my research... Posted Jan 27 2009, 02:28 PM by Talking Virtually To Myself Filed under: qwaider select, cosmology, early universe, public lecture, big bang theory, the universe

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  A conversation worth growing

  Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 11:45 AM by ArabianMonkeyTales Filed under: Gaza, qwaider select

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  What if the Media Reported 9-11 as it did Gaza

  If the Media Reported 9-11 the Way It Does Gaza Robin Miller January 11, 2009 (notes updated January 15, 2:00 a.m.) Commandeered Aircraft Flatten New York’s Famed Twin Towers Hundreds Killed in Reprisal... Posted Jan 27 2009, 03:55 AM by Talking Virtually To Myself Filed under: Palestine, qwaider select

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  Branding Gaza: how to take a long, sustained “revenge” on Israel

  In a blind show of power and as cynical political tactic, the leaders of Israel (and behind them most of the Israeli public, I am afraid) went ahead a committed an unbelievable crime in Gaza. By now everyone... Posted Jan 18 2009, 02:27 PM by 360east | design, media, technology Filed under: Gaza, Analogue life, Publishing and media, Branding, qwaider select

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  Rollercoaster of emotions for a NYC demonstration (GAZA)

  Sunday, with below zero weather, me along with 25,000 other people demonstrated for Gaza in the streets of New York City. It began by forming an endless column of us for an hour or so and then we began... Posted Jan 13 2009, 10:48 AM by Black Iceஐ Filed under: Gaza, ReligioN(s), politic, qwaider select

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  لتسقط حكومة فيشي..!

  Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style... Posted Jan 12 2009, 10:31 PM by مدونة محمد عمر Filed under: عالم ليس لنا...!, qwaider select

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  This is why he only gets 1% of votes whenever he runs for office

  Dennis Kucinich in Congress... Read More... Posted Jan 10 2009, 06:25 PM by Hareega Filed under: qwaider select

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  George Galloway MP| Stop the Gaza Massacre Rally in London | 8 January 2009

  God bless this great man! Read More... Posted Jan 10 2009, 06:49 AM by The Gaza Massacre Filed under: Gaza, Videos, qwaider select

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  Enough with the Rhetoric Already

  I have to admit, I'm non-plussed these days by the rhetoric on both sides of the current situation. I'm afraid that in a classic lack of understanding, the Palestinian cause continues to not just... Posted Jan 09 2009, 11:15 AM by A Tale of Three Beans Filed under: Gaza, qwaider select

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  Why it is easier for many to emphasise with the people of Sderot than with the people of Gaza

  And it has nothing to do with ignorance or racism… Disclaimer: I am not a psychologist, I have only ever taken a university elective in social psychology and dabble in armchair psychology. It is... Posted Jan 09 2009, 11:10 AM by Talking Virtually To Myself Filed under: Palestine, Gaza, qwaider select

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  أفضل مقالة عن غزة في الإعلام الغربي يكتبها بروفيسور إسرائيلي

  من ضمن كل ما قرأته في الصحافة الغربية حول غزة، وخاصة التغطية المتميزة للصحف البريطانية والألمانية بالذات فإن أفضل ما قرأت كانت مقالة البروفيسور الإسرائيلي أفي شليم الخبير في العلاقات الدولية والمحاضر في... Posted Jan 09 2009, 10:03 AM by مدونة باتر وردم Filed under: Gaza, qwaider select

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  اختلط الحابل بالنابل

  بعد جولة سريعة لبعض المدونات العربية اتضح لي ان كفة ميزان المحتل النازي اضحت متساوية مع كفة المقاوم عند الاخوة العرب! أصبح المقاوم "مجرد ارهابي مغطى بكيس اسود بفتحتين شعور بالحسرة المؤلمة ان تنقسم... Posted Jan 09 2009, 12:06 AM by Welcome To My Rebellious Kingdom Filed under: Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, qwaider select, Zionists attacks on gaza, war crimes in palestine, War Crimes Against Gaza

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  John Steward on Gaza..

  .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url(‘http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png’) !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show... Posted Jan 07 2009, 02:47 AM by 360east | design, media, technology Filed under: Gaza, Publishing and media, qwaider select

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  Do science and religion contradict each other?

  I, a son of a Jordanian mother and a Swedish father, grew up and experienced life from two different cultures, I grew up and lived my early years of childhood in Sweden, a country known throughout the... Posted Jan 07 2009, 02:20 AM by Nizar's Blog Filed under: Personal, Islam, Religion, Science, Christianity, Discussion, qwaider select

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  Israel and the Art of Lying

  I can't think of a good way to write this! This morning I was listening to Perez's intreview with Al-Jazeera. To say that I was appalled and disgusted by his blatant lies is an understatment. I... Posted Jan 06 2009, 04:24 AM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Arab World, Gaza, qwaider select

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  Breaking News: Jordan waves annulling the peace treaty with Israel

  Jordan government appear to have heard the millions of voices asking and pleading to kick the Israeli Ambassador out of Jordan and to annul the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty in an amazing turn of events... Posted Jan 05 2009, 11:56 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts, politics, Gaza, breaking News, qwaider select

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  Support Gaza through financial donations to the UNRWA

  Read More... Posted Jan 04 2009, 12:05 PM by jazarah! Filed under: Palestine, Gaza, Arabia, Public Interest, qwaider select

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  I Was Proud To Be An American. Once.

  For a moment, anyway. A brief sliver of time. Literally a blink of the eye. I was proud to be an American. Then. Americans voted for change. They cast their votes for a man most of us would never have... Posted Jan 03 2009, 12:34 AM by A Tale of Three Beans Filed under: qwaider select

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  أهكذا يطرَدُ السفير الإسرائيلي؟؟

  العديد منكم تابع -وربما شارك- في المظاهرات التي إنطلقت بعد صلاة الجمعة في عمّان من الرابية (مسجد الكالوتي) بإتجاه السفارة الإسرائيلية, حيث تناقلت العديد من القنوات الإخبارية ومواقع الإنترنت الإشتباك الذي... Posted Jan 02 2009, 01:16 PM by مدونة أسكدنيا Filed under: فلسطين, Gaza, أردنيات, qwaider select, غزة

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  Lebanese Nostradamus Michel Hayek’s 2009 Predictions for Arabia and the World

  Every year just before midnight 31-Dec, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC - Europe) feature Lebanese psychic Michel Hayek’s predictions for the upcoming 18 months. Every year my parents... Posted Jan 01 2009, 12:25 PM by H.A.N.I. 101 Filed under: Economy, Future, Political, paranormal, qwaider select

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  تصوروا لو كانت الصورة ذاتها لأطفال عرب ؟

  تصوروا لو كانت الصورة ذاتها لأطفال عرب ؟ ماذا كانت النتيجة؟ كان الإعلام نشرها مرارا وتكرارا واستدعت المحطات التلفزيونية علماء النفس والسياسة والتاريخ ومنظمات حقوق الإنسان والحيوان وعلماء الجيولوجيا ومنظمات... Posted Dec 31 2008, 09:14 AM by haboob alree7 Filed under: Uncategorized, qwaider select

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  Aramex: New director of Jordanian Customs decided to charge (110%+) for anything over $100 in value (making it cheaper to buy it locally than use Aramex Shop and Ship)

  A week ago, I ordered some DVDs from Amazon to be sent to Amman through Aramex’s shop and ship service. They cost $326.99 and Amazon provided free ground shipping to Aramex’s New York office... Posted Dec 31 2008, 08:57 AM by H.A.N.I. 101 Filed under: Movies, customs, Aramex, qwaider select, christmas

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  Lie to me, Please

  Lies are so sweet, a total tease.. Stars during the day, Rain in mid of July I love them so, like a gentle breeze feels so true, amazingly right but still it’s not, nothing but a lie One that moves... Posted Dec 31 2008, 04:36 AM by JanMania Filed under: Uncategorized, qwaider select

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  My own Radio Show segment on Radio Al-Balad 92.4 FM

  I will be starting my own radio show segments by the beginning of 2009, where I'd be talking about the Jordanian Radio-sphere on weekly basis! Covering all the latest in the Jordanian radio scene,... Posted Dec 31 2008, 04:05 AM by n@simjo © Filed under: Radio, radio shows, qwaider select, Radio Al-Balad

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  MommaBean Wears Black For Gaza

  What can I say? What can any of us say? There literally are no words... But, you know, I guess there are. George Bush, please take your morally corrupt, bankrupt soul and leave office. Now. Today. Barack... Posted Dec 27 2008, 03:40 PM by A Tale of Three Beans Filed under: Gaza, qwaider select

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  غزّةَ تغزوكم؛ فانتفضوا.

  مشغولون بعزلتنا نحن أبناء الصمت المتواصل... وأتساءل في نفسيَ الخجلى: أيُّ عين سترصدُ صورة الموت في أرضٍ هطلتْ دماً وصارت سماؤها أصواتاً لا تفتؤ تروي قصة خيبتا!! أسماء السبت 27 كانون الأول 2008م 8:00pm... Posted Dec 27 2008, 12:40 PM by أُمُّ اليُمنْ Filed under: Gaza, أسماء وَطَنْ, qwaider select

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  Blogs Readership Graphs

  I have wanted to do this for a while, and now that i am on winter break, i finally did. So here is the deal: I wanted to create a graphical map of the relationship between all the blogs on Qwaider Planet... Posted Dec 25 2008, 01:53 PM by za3tar Filed under: Internet, Blogonomy, Awesome, qwaider select

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  Dubai Banks: New Lows

  Is when your employer fires you, and wake up the next day to find out that your now ex-employer has coughed up millions of dirhams for what basically is, a street sign. Classy ... Read More... Posted Dec 22 2008, 07:43 PM by Dubai Consumer Mirror Filed under: qwaider select

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  King Abdullah's generosity (what boggles my mind)

  In a country of an "official" unemployment rate of 12% (the actual is more like 20 with a very high underemployment rate), where many families lack adequate heating at home, where many children... Posted Dec 22 2008, 03:09 PM by mab3oos Filed under: qwaider select

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  A few thoughts on Inheritance laws in Islam

  Many people are aware of the fact that in Islam daughters inherit half of what their brothers get. This is often cited as evidence for the lack of equality Islam offers between men and women. The common... Posted Dec 21 2008, 02:28 PM by Talking Virtually To Myself Filed under: Women, Islam, qwaider select

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  Discussion: Arabic Wikipedia, What do you think we should do ?

  As you know, the Arabic version of Wikipedia is struggling in terms of content. Many articles are just small stubs that are infrequently updated and maintained. I understand that most of us use the English... Posted Dec 21 2008, 10:57 AM by za3tar Filed under: Internet, Questions, Arabiana, Wikipedia, qwaider select

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  خزعبلات بكتيريه...

  Read More... Posted Dec 21 2008, 09:26 AM by Things I Like To Whisper About Filed under: qwaider select, قط البكتيريا

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  How we all think so differently

  I was horrified to see the pictures of the car that crashed in Aqaba recently, it is painful just to look at it this mangled piece of steel. So many of our tragic deaths on the roads are due to speeding... Posted Dec 17 2008, 09:48 AM by Jordan Journals Filed under: qwaider select

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  Exclusive Photos of the Aqaba teenagers car accident

  ammannet.net, Radio Al-Balad's website has p ublished last night exclusive photos for the teenagers car accident that happened during the eid holiday in Aqaba. Just a to recap, this accident was caused... Posted Dec 17 2008, 05:37 AM by n@simjo © Filed under: Traffic, aqaba, qwaider select, accident

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  Late night shows reactions to the shoe throwing incident

  Here are some reactions on the incident from Jay Leno, Conan O’brien, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. You gotta love these late night shows I am addicted to late night shows, they are the best... Posted Dec 16 2008, 05:45 PM by Nizar's Blog Filed under: fun, media, Funny, Video, Entertainment, qwaider select, George Bush, shoe

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  بوش و الكندرة

  Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"جدول عادي"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style... Posted Dec 15 2008, 05:37 PM by مياسي Filed under: كلماتي, qwaider select

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  بحبك يا جزمة

  اغنية متوقعة لشعبولا بمناسبة الهجوم المسلح بالجزم على بوش يا جزمة روحي روحي على وش بوش لوحي ده اللي مطلعلي روحي و انا ببعتلة مرسال هييييييييييييييي **** الجزمة اوي لايقالاك عشان كدة رايحالك كنت اتمنى علشانك... Posted Dec 15 2008, 03:15 AM by عالمنشـــــــــــر Filed under: qwaider select

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  Marriage Issues Qwaider Will Never Write About

  Let's state the obvious: Qwaider hasn't left a stone unturned in his quest of becoming the next Opera Winfrey of marital issues. However, most of the issues discussed border on, and sometimes dive... Posted Dec 13 2008, 10:07 AM by mab3oos Filed under: qwaider select

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  Jordanian Bloggers, Politics and That Guy

  If you're a Jordanian blogger who discusses or have discussed politics, you either have a passport of another country that really really protects its citizens or you just know how to shut your mouth... Posted Dec 07 2008, 07:20 PM by Hareega Filed under: qwaider select

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  Only Hitler can solve Muslims Eid dilemma

  Tags: muslims, eid, dilemma, hitler Read More... Posted Dec 05 2008, 11:37 PM by Jad's thoughts Filed under: Video, Videos, qwaider select

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  What do your keywords say about you ?

  A long time ago, when search engines were relatively primitive, the “meta keywords” section of your site/blog were used as a first heuristic for search engine optimization. All of us, of course... Posted Dec 04 2008, 08:22 PM by za3tar Filed under: Internet, Funny, Blogonomy, qwaider select

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  كتاب 365 مقولة في النجاح

  في الأسبوع الماضي انقطع خط الهاتف لدي لذلك لم أستطع تصفح الأنترنت فاتجهت إلى محتويات حاسوبي ولفت انتباهي كتاب 365 مقولة في النجاح للمدون رءوف شبايك ,لفتت انتباهي العديد من المقولات الرائعة التي يستطيع... Posted Dec 04 2008, 09:21 AM by ابن الشمــــال Filed under: books, Blog, تدوين, Blogger, مدونة, ابن الشمال, qwaider select

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  The 10 Best Books of 2008

  The New York Times published today its list of the ten best books of 2008, and here they are: FICTION DANGEROUS LAUGHTER Thirteen Stories By Steven Millhauser. Alfred A. Knopf, $24. - In his first collection... Posted Dec 04 2008, 06:35 AM by Bakkouz Filed under: Entertainment, Featured, qwaider select

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  A dog saves another injured dog on the highway, caught on video

  Read More... Posted Dec 04 2008, 04:43 AM by jazarah! Filed under: qwaider select

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  Mona E on Arab Racism

  Mona Eltahawy has had some great posts lately. This one, entitled “The Arab World’s Dirty Secret”, is worth a read. She recounts an Egyptian woman’s treatment of a Sudanese woman... Posted Dec 03 2008, 11:45 AM by my treasure Filed under: Regional Issues, women's issues, qwaider select, evil

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  The Micromanaging jerk

  One thing I love about functional teams, and businesses who hold themselves to a higher level of professionalism is the way they conduct work. The way they decide that something is acceptable or not and... Posted Oct 22 2008, 01:19 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts, qwaider select