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  It Is Normal Thing , Why Are You So Shocked !!??

  So the Saudi gay Police officer imposer has become an internet sensation , I only know about it through LA Times Middle East blog then I found it in Huffington post with tons of comments and this was just... Posted Mar 11 2010, 01:34 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, society, media, citizen Journalism, Culture, Arab, Video

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  Restoring Maimonides

  The news of restoring and re-inaugurating Maimonides synagogue are making the headlines around the world these days , the synagogue from one year ago was in a terrible status if you remember and the NDP... Posted Mar 09 2010, 06:45 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, Palestine, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, Israel, history, Culture, politics, Religion, mideast, National, Follow Up, Religions, Cairo, Farouk Hosni, Minorities, Jerusalem, Zahi Hawas, Maimonides

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  State Council Gentlemen Only Lady Justice Forbidden Club

  Is not it strange that Justice always pictured as a lady all over the world where as the State council judges believe that women should not be judges in the state council !!?? Is not it strange that many... Posted Mar 08 2010, 03:40 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, Democracy, Religion, mideast, National, Justice, state council

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  Suzanne Tamim part 2: The Retrial.

  In September 2008 I wrote about the trial of Hisham Talaat Mostafa charged with the murder by proxy of the Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim, questioning whether he had seen the end of the affair. http://www... Posted Mar 05 2010, 12:52 AM by Arabdemocracy Filed under: Egypt, society, Arab

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  Breaking News : Hisham is saved from the gallow

  Well it is a new start for Hisham Talaat Mustafa regardless if he is really innocent or really guilty more than Mohsen El-Sokery. The cessation court has accepted his appeal and now the Suzanne Tamim trial... Posted Mar 03 2010, 06:36 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: society, citizen Journalism, National, Follow Up, Economy, breaking News

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  Either It Will Be The End Or It Will Be The New Beginning

  After few hours from now the cassation court will say its final word in the Suzanne Tamim's murder trial . Its verdict will be either the end of this long and controversial trial or the beginning of... Posted Mar 03 2010, 06:19 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Arab, mideast, National, Follow Up, Suzanne Tamim, Hisham Talaat Mustafa, TMG

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  DART Society Concludes a Training Program for University Students

  DART, the Student Entrepreneurship Society, concluded in collaboration with Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship, the training program that was held at Princess Sumaya University for Technology. The... Posted Mar 03 2010, 05:06 AM by Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship Filed under: News, society, Training, University, Students, DART, Concludes, Program

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  لا ليلى ولا عبلة...أريدك انت

  يقام حفل توقيع الديوان الاول للشاب الفلسطيني من عرب الداخل مصطفى عاطف قبلاوي يوم الجمعة الموافق الخامس من أذار في محترف الرمال من الساعة الخامسة ختى السابعة مساءا، والديوان بعنوان "لا ليلى ولا عبلة...أريدك... Posted Mar 01 2010, 10:06 AM by Khobbeizeh Filed under: Jordan, society, Amman, art

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  !!! بكره الشتا

  سألت كثير ناس عن رأيهم بالشتا و إنه إذا بيحبو ولا لأ, فكانت معظم الأجوبة من البنات إنه يااي شو إنه الشتا بيجنن و حلو وكتيييييييييير رومنسي… بسأل الشباب بيروح فاقعلك Pause شيوخي و بيقلك المطر خير يا إبني... Posted Feb 27 2010, 12:48 PM by Yazid's Blog Filed under: Jordan, society, Winter, Criticize, Hashemite University

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  Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

  I’ve always wondered if it is possible to fall in love with two people, not necessarily at the same moment, but have the two overlap. I am not talking about the kind of love that it physical, or... Posted Feb 26 2010, 05:25 AM by Jar of Juice Filed under: society, Random, Love, polygamy

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  Rains and Hails

  Today is a real February day , a real winter day unlike that strange summer weather that we suffered from last week. Of course today was a real tough winter day I believe many people have not seen from... Posted Feb 25 2010, 05:36 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, Photos, mideast, National, Weather, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Alexandria, Sinai, Rains, mansoura, hails

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  For better & for worse

  . . . . . . . . . . . . You might say I am overreacting. However, the reason I am, is because I believe huge billboards have great influence on the large amount of people who cross them daily. Big corporations... Posted Feb 24 2010, 05:02 AM by Maya's Amalgam Filed under: society, Lebanon, Advertising, Mother's Day, Beauty, campaign, surgery, social stories, nose, Exotica, child treatment, ear

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  UNICEF : 28 Million Child In Egypt Live In Poverty

  UNICEF : Despite progress, millions of children still live in poverty in Egypt, UNICEF study says Because these 28 million  child will grow up blaming us on their poverty , because these 28... Posted Feb 24 2010, 04:55 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, politics, Democracy, international, mideast, Economy, Children, Reports, Hosni Mubarak, Suzanne Mubarak, unicef, Language of numbers

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  Dishonored For Talking On The Phone Too Long

  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... Posted Feb 23 2010, 07:25 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: News, Jordan, society, Commentary

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  Tell Me That This Video Is Fake

  I know that there is huge illegal artifacts trade in Egypt since God knows when and it is illegal for me regardless what Ahmed Ezz and his gang say in the people's assembly. I know that there is huge... Posted Feb 22 2010, 04:34 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Culture, Video, mideast, National, Economy, Egyptian, Arts, Asuit, Ancient Egypt, monuments

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  Breaking News : Something Wrong At The Adly Synagogue in Down Town

  Image by dlisbona via Flickr According to several eye witnesses there is something wrong at the Synagogue at Adly Street in Cairo. There are different versions of stories ; some said that there was an... Posted Feb 20 2010, 04:07 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, Religion, Minorities, breaking News

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  What Price Dignity?

  €450,000 to be exact, following Milan’s civil court ruling that the parents of two under-age rapists pay their victim roughly $612,216, or £392,356, in civil damages. Considering the case, no figure... Posted Feb 18 2010, 11:11 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: society, Women, Europe, Italy, Italia, Womyn

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  The President And Wall-E

  From two days ago President Mubarak had a meeting with a group of ministers and officials to discuss an important matter : How to dispose garbage in Cairo !!! Yes the president met with these ministers... Posted Feb 17 2010, 12:05 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, politics, mideast, National, Mubarak, Cairo, tv, environment, garbage

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  The Quote Of The Week : Always Crisis

  First there was a bread crisis and now there is a propane cylinder crisis !! An angry woman standing at a queue for hours waiting for a propane cylinder Al Waraq , Giza 10 PM TV show 13 February 2010 ... Posted Feb 16 2010, 12:33 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, food, Economy, Egyptians, Gas, The Quote of Week, Quote of the week, propane, supply

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  YouTube Against Fine Citizen Journalism

  Today YouTube has disabled the upload feature for Tunisian activism website " Nawaat " for violating YouTube terms. Famous Tunisian and Arabic blogger Sami Ben Gharbia spoke about these terms... Posted Feb 15 2010, 06:03 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Blogging, Arab, Video, mideast, America, africa, YouTube, drugs

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  ليه @asklebgov?

  @asklebgov ليه؟؟؟ إيه؟؟ ليه عنا تقنين؟ ليه مافي وسيلة إتصالات مثل الخلق؟ ليه مافي وسيلة مواصلات مثل الخلق؟ ليه مافي مؤسسات تربوية أو صحية مثل الخلق؟ ليه بده يطلع ديني كرمال لاقي شغل من دون واسطة؟ ليه بده... Posted Feb 15 2010, 12:10 AM by lebanese nightS Filed under: Thoughts, society, Lebanon, twitter, government, asklebgov

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  The Best News Photo in Egypt For Year 2009

  The best news photo in Egypt for year 2009 is the photo that was censored last year , the photo of Sheikh Al Azhar pulling the Niqab of a little girl. The snap shot was taken by Alaa Mohamed who works... Posted Feb 14 2010, 10:05 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Photos, Islam, Culture, Democracy, Religion, mideast, National, Photography, 2009, contest, niqab, Sheikh Al Azhar

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  Africans Vs. Latin Americans

  This is more like a scene you see in some action film from Hollywood where East coast gang is in a fight was some Latin American gang over some drug deal , yet unfortunately this is not an action film... Posted Feb 14 2010, 06:01 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Photos, international, Video, America, Europe, Economy, Italy, Peru, Milano, Milan, Clashes, Padova, South American

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  Follow Up : Suzanne Tamim Murder Trial Appeal Saga

  The last 4th of February Egypt witnessed another episode in the big soap opera "Suzanne Tamim" trial . There was a big speculation that the appeal of Hisham Talaat Mustafa in specific would be... Posted Feb 12 2010, 06:36 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, politics, mideast, National, Follow Up, Suzanne Tamim, Hisham Talaat Mustafa, Mohsen El-Sokary, law, Farid El-Dib

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  CPA To Toyota : Recall Your Corolla in Egypt

  Consumer Protection Authority has obliged Toyota Egypt to recall its Toyota Corolla 2008 MMT and 2009 MMT from the market and to fix its defects on the company’s expense. There are no less than 6500 Toyota... Posted Feb 12 2010, 07:38 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, Economy, Asia, Japan, CPA, Toyota, Consumerism, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Egypt

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  What Islam You Are Speaking About !!

  So Eric Besson , the French immigration minister who fights the Niqab has denied converting to Islam after the reports claiming that he was going to convert in Tunisia. Why would tabloids claim such a... Posted Feb 11 2010, 07:55 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: society, media, Women, Islam, Arab, politics, Religion, America, Europe

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  Hats Off Amr Adeeb

  I usually criticize Amr Adeeb a lot in this blog , he is the TV host I love to hate with all his bias to the regime even if he denies it and his vulgar style of presentation not to mention his rudeness... Posted Feb 08 2010, 07:05 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: News, Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, tv, Egyptians, charity, tv shows, Aswan, Cairo Today, Sinai, Amr Adeeb, floods, Orbit Showtime

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  Just A Suggestion

  Why do not we transfer a group of patients from national cancer institute "which will be demolished soon" to the children cancer hospital 57357 !!?? We can transfer the most critical cases at... Posted Feb 08 2010, 05:25 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: News, Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, health, charity, Just Opinion, cancer, Hospitals, National cancer institue, 57357, NCI

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  إكتشفت إنّو

  حقيقة إنو الفيلم بينتهي بنهاية سعيدة بمجرد إنه النصاب أو الفاسد ينفضح* بالإعلام أو على الملأ بشكل عام.. موجودة بس بالأفلام.. *بغض النظر عن كون الفضيحة مظبوطة أو لأ Read More... Posted Feb 07 2010, 02:15 PM by lebanese nightS Filed under: society, politics, Religion, Lebanon, إكتشاف

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  Not Our Showtime in Egypt

  Showtime Arabia network merged with Orbit network to become the biggest foreign entertainment cable network in the Arab region . The merger happened last year and since the announcement of the big news... Posted Feb 05 2010, 08:14 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Arab, mideast, National, tv, Gulf, Consumerism, Showtime, Orbit Showtime, OSNetwork

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  Gas Crisis In A Country That Exports Gas

  Do you remember the bread crisis last year ?? Do you remember how the bread queues turned in to battle zones and the president saved the day by ordering the army to open its bakeries for the civilians... Posted Feb 04 2010, 04:35 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Israel, politics, Democracy, mideast, National, Economy, Energy, Democracy Now, Gas, propane

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  Follow Ups : Samih Is Not In To The Independent

  Samih Sawiris has denied the reports that he is going to acquire The Independent newspaper with Russian Lebedev according to news reports from Cairo.Of course most Egyptian newspapers today are speaking... Posted Feb 03 2010, 05:31 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Religion, Follow Up, Economy, Sports, charity, The Language of number

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  Where Is The Ham ??

  Maison Thomas restaurant is from the very few restaurants in Egypt that include ham in its menu. If you have their menu you will find there are ham sandwiches and Pizzas, Tarek El-Sharif was smart when... Posted Feb 03 2010, 12:42 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, Islam, Religion, mideast, National, food, Cairo, Pizza, Egyptian Life, Maison Thomas, Ham, Otlob.com, restuarants

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  Photo Of The Moment | Juxtapositions

  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 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.black... Posted Feb 02 2010, 11:49 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, Portraits

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  Reforming Education In Jordan: Good Will, No Money, Less Discourse

  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... Posted Jan 31 2010, 11:48 PM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, politics, Commentary

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  Simple Joys

  Sundays hold the simple joys of life: walks in the park, picnics by the river/sea, swaddling in blankets to read Tolstoy while Norah Jones coos in the dimly lit background… As I write the sky is... Posted Jan 31 2010, 04:54 AM by Caledoniyya Filed under: Music, society, Life, Culture, Pop Culture, Frivolities & Miscellaeny

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  Chinatown in Port Said

  Last week I read a news in some newspaper that a Chinese construction company is going to construct a whole new city in the Suez canal zone near Port Said. I do not know why I feel this news is related... Posted Jan 27 2010, 05:12 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, National, Economy, Asia

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  Fake Check Up

  I was so happy when premarital check up  have become mandatory according to the law, it gave me hope that people began to think in the right direction at last. But unfortunately for some reason I... Posted Jan 27 2010, 06:13 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, Women, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, health, Marriage

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  Lebanon Mourns For A Day

  Lebanon mourned the passengers of the Ethiopian airlines plane that crashed yesterday in the Mediterranean sea. The mourning was for one day , that was Monday. When I read this news I was shocked because... Posted Jan 26 2010, 01:42 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, Arab, politics, Democracy, mideast, Lebanon, National, America, earthquake, haiti, Ethiopian airlines

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  I Saw That Lady And That Kid Before

  I do not know why that Egyptian socialite who secretly married from Sheikh Said Al-Maktoum and converted to Jewish Kabbalah seems familiar to me. I think I have seen her before in Layalina magazine last... Posted Jan 25 2010, 08:56 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Arab, regional, Europe

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  “Fasten your seatbelts”: a Royal Jordanian flight as symbol of a culture

  “Madam, you are requesting a first-class service, but you’re paying economy." Read More... Posted Jan 25 2010, 03:17 PM by ArabComment Filed under: Jordan, society, Humor, Travel, Royal Jordanian, editor's pick, ziad rizk

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  Arab Women #18: Stupidity

  Look at the miserable faces of the women in the picture above.. Do you know what women stood against and fought for throughout years?! They wanted “equality”, same rights, same financial terms... Posted Jan 25 2010, 07:41 AM by Stuff Arabs Like Filed under: society, Arab Women, health, Marriage, Beauty, Pop Culture, Drama, Hypocrisy

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  Top 50 Reasons Living In Jordan Rocks: A Tweet Digest

  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... Posted Jan 24 2010, 02:07 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society

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  Verbatim | Hillary Clinton On Internet Freedom & The View From Jordan

  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... Posted Jan 23 2010, 12:16 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, Technology, politics, Interestingness, Verbatim, Commentary, Jordanian Politics

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  I Will Say No To This Holiday .. But

  For the first time in our Egyptian modern history officially we consider the National Police Day as a National Holiday !! Oh yes the rumor you and I heard in our offices in the past two weeks is true Read... Posted Jan 21 2010, 09:29 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, history, Culture, politics, mideast, National, Police National Day, 25th of January

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  Waw واو

  شكر وتقدير لمجلة واو البلد لإستضافتي في عددها الأخير. يذكر أن المجلة تصدر عن مسرح البلد، وهي مجلة شهرية متخصصة في رصد الفعاليات الثقافية والانشطة في العاصمة عمان والمحافظات بحيث تجمع الفعاليات الثقافية... Posted Jan 19 2010, 12:00 PM by Khobbeizeh Filed under: Personal, society, Blogging, Amman, art, interview

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  مكالمة دولية

  أول إشي بتأسف إني طولت لأكتب عالمدونة لإنو بعيد عنكم حضرتي محاسب و بتعرفو شو الوضع أول السنة... :P كثير شغلات صارت حواليه من تغيرات زي مثلاً ضم المواقع الإلكترونية لقانون الطبع و المنشورات تحت شعار "إخرس... Posted Jan 19 2010, 11:33 AM by Yazid's Blog Filed under: Jordan, society

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  On Jordan Censoring The Internet

  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... Posted Jan 19 2010, 03:39 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, Blogging, Technology, politics, Commentary, Jordanian Politics, qwaider select

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  Dear Jordanian Government, Can We Stop With The Fear Tactics?

  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... Posted Jan 17 2010, 02:10 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, media, Terrorism, Jordanian Politics

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  أكتشفت إنّو

  بلبنان..النكت القبيحة غير لائقة لتبث عبر شاشات التلفزيون بس أون ذا أوذر هاند النكت عن السوريين من شوية كلمنجية أو لولجية معليه!! ياعمّي الليبانيز بيبول غير شكل!! Read More... Posted Jan 12 2010, 10:30 PM by lebanese nightS Filed under: society, Funny, Lebanon, tv, وآكلة, إكتشاف

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  Beware From the Chinese Gold

  Beware from the Chinese Jewelry and Gold ; especially the Children jewelry because cadmium was found in the Children Jewelry in the States imported from China . Already the Chinese gold has been invading... Posted Jan 11 2010, 11:33 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, citizen Journalism, international, America, Economy, health, china, Asia, jewelry, Gold

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  Fake Hymens Are Real

  El-Fagr Newspaper and Youm 7 are claiming that the Chinese fake hymen news is fake , I do not know if Mr. Mohamed El-Baz , the famous investigations reporter in El-Fagr has bothered to check the real website... Posted Jan 08 2010, 06:13 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, Press, china, Asia, virginty, Fake Hymen

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  Should We Not Be Notified With This Weeks Ago ??

  Suddenly today I found out from the newspapers that traffic is changed in Mohendessin with no notification from the ministry of interior and ironically the ministry chose vital streets like El-Batal and... Posted Jan 05 2010, 05:43 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, mideast, National, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Giza, Mohendessin, Traffic Jams

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  Get A Vision, Have A Destination & Ask The Right Questions

  One of my favorite classical books has always been Alice in Wonderland - a story with enough allusions and alogeries to keep you thinking for years. Today, I am reminded of an interesting quote from the... Posted Jan 03 2010, 02:58 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, society, Ranting, Rambling, Raving

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  Gays in Amman and Their Freedom!

  It’s really very complicated issue to be discussed in a blog post, but I think that I should write about this issue to clarify some points and to show you the current state of this issue. I have... Posted Jan 02 2010, 08:35 PM by Mohammad Badi Irshid Filed under: Jordan, society, Amman, Freedom, Gay, style, Spot Light

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  Kolena Laila : We Are Strong Arab Ladies

  This year our dear Kolena Laila went from local borders to regional Arabic borders with posts from around the Arab world in amazing blogging experience. Some people especially from men consider the Kolena... Posted Dec 31 2009, 04:38 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, history, Culture, Arab, mideast, regional, opinion, Egyptian Faces, Arabic faces, Laila, Kolana Laila, Arabian Woman

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  Kolana Laila : Sexual Harassment In The Ol’ Good Days

  This was an issue from Egyptian “ Monday and the world ” Magazine. It was a popular magazine in the old good days. This issue is dated “4th of October 1954” and one of its main reports was the rise of... Posted Dec 31 2009, 02:52 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, media, Women, citizen Journalism, history, Culture, Arab, politics, Syria, regional, Egyptian Life, Laila, Nostalgia, Kolena Laila

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  Vaccination For All

  The prime minister has issued a decree that all students in the country will be vaccinated against H1N1. The vaccination supposedly will start from today after few hours. I do not know if it is a wise... Posted Dec 26 2009, 06:02 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, citizen Journalism, Life, mideast, National, health, Egyptians, Egyptian Life, H1N1, Swine Flu Follow Up

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  A Big Decade ; Big Events : Egypt in noughties

  Ok this is a very hard post because this decade was a really busy one in Egypt more , it is full of bad days and good days , it is full of hope and despair at the same time but for sure it ends with one... Posted Dec 24 2009, 07:39 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: books, Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Israel, Islam, history, Culture, politics, Democracy, Religion, Syria, regional, Lebanon, National, America, Economy, Geek, Sports, Mubarak, health, films, Egyptian X-files, Egyptian Faces, Egyptians, Farouk Hosni, Egyptian Life, Salam Ferry 98, National Security, King Farouk, Egyptian Royalty, Gamal Mubarak, Christianty, Drama, Taxes, UNESCO, Turks, 2010, QIZ, Nile Sat, 2000, Virign Mary, Baha'is, Decade

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  Corruption, Bribes, Ethics & The Jordanian Government

  An interesting editorial in today’s Al Rai highlighted the story of government employee, Mohammad Nsour, who turned down a JD50,000 bribe delivered to him in a suitcase - mafia style. The employee... Posted Dec 24 2009, 06:20 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, society, politics, Commentary, Jordanian Politics

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  Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas 2009!

  Merry Christmas to all the readers of The Black Iris in Jordan and elsewhere! Here’s a little something that’s sure to put a smile on your face: ht: fadig addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww... Posted Dec 24 2009, 06:06 AM by The Black Iris of Jordan Filed under: Jordan, Arab World, society, Religion, Funnies

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  Anyone Has Seen Those Lights !!??

  I spent almost all the day away from home and when I came back I could not check anything whether online or offline and I found in twitter people are speaking about strange lights in sky which appeared... Posted Dec 22 2009, 03:33 PM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, Religion, National, Geek, Cairo, Egyptian Life, Giza, sky, Appartion, Virgin Mary, UFO

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  Consider This

  20 Things That Happen in 1 Minute. The disparities are shocking. And it all took place in the amount of time lapsed since you read and followed this link. Read More... Posted Dec 22 2009, 02:09 PM by Caledoniyya Filed under: society, Uncategorized, Culture

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  كلنا ليلى – في لبنان

  الدعوة مفتوحة انطلقتْ فكرة “كلنا ليلى” عام 2006 بمبادرة مدوِّنة مصرية باسم “لستُ أدري” بالإضافة الى العديد من المدوّنين في العالم العربي. و تتلخص فكرتها في دعوة المدونين العرب إلى... Posted Dec 22 2009, 11:52 AM by lebanese nightS Filed under: Egypt, society, Blogging, Uncategorized, Arab, Lebanon, feminism, Feminist, male, female, kolena-laila

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  Books I've Read This Year

  I consider myself one of those people who prefer watching novels on the silver screen than reading them as a book. But I think I've read many books this year, they may be even more than those books... Posted Dec 17 2009, 07:27 AM by Not Green Data Filed under: Personal, society, politics, Middle-East, Humanities

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  A Revolt in Hagana

  Ezabat Al-Hagana is just an area from the various areas you do not usually hear about in the media despite its catchy name. We suddenly found ourselves today in front of huge war in it between the people... Posted Dec 15 2009, 07:04 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, media, citizen Journalism, politics, Democracy, Video, National, Economy, Egyptians, Madinat Nasr, Clashes

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  We Are A Nation Good At Destroying Its Heroes

  I do not think that I imagined that I would read this news today across the Arab world : Djamila Bouhired has sent an open letter to the Algerian State and people to help her in her illness. The famous... Posted Dec 14 2009, 06:01 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, Photos, history, Arab, politics, mideast, Arabic faces, Nasser, Algeria, France, North Africa, Algerian War, Djamila Bouhird, independence

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  To Our Embassy in Damascus

  This is for our embassy in Damascus , I know that our Embassies are made abroad for other proposes than to stand with Egyptians in trouble but this is too much. Syria News published a story of an Egyptian... Posted Dec 13 2009, 07:04 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, Women, citizen Journalism, Arab, Syria, mideast, National, health, charity, embassy, Egyptian Embassy

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  Another Apparition

  Yesterday was a big night at Al-Waraq as it was reported that the Virgin Mary suddenly appeared there at night , you can see a video taken by a mobile phone from someone who was there and recorded ... Posted Dec 11 2009, 01:05 AM by Egyptian Chronicles Filed under: Egypt, society, middle east, media, citizen Journalism, history, politics, Video, Religion, mideast, National, Egyptian Life, Appartion, Virgin Mary, 1968

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  على راسي سيدي!

  مبارح روّحت عالبيت المسا ولا أخوي بحكي معي بحكيلي روح إشتريلنا خبز, فإنو الواحد بيكون قرفان حالو و خبز!!! رحت طلعت عالمخبز يلي قدامو ألف سيارة... بس لفت إنتباهي باص واقف بالعرض مسكر على مصف لـ 3 سيارات... Posted Dec 10 2009, 08:11 AM by Yazid's Blog Filed under: Jordan, society