Qwaider Planet

Midnight call

The Caller — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:10:20 GMT

I was about to sleep thirty minutes ago but my cell phone rang...I didn't recognize the number so i didn't answer the late call...it kept ringing so i answered eventually. - Alo - salamo 3aleeko...(read more)

Internet safety

Chikapappi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:09:03 GMT

I am haunted by this notion ever since I’ve let certain people into my “cyber life” and although I’ve contemplated the idea of blocking - removing - erasing some of them I thought...(read more)

الصدقة تفرج الكرب والغم

نظريات ومواقف — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:43:05 GMT

إن ما يربط بين أفراد المجتمع هي الرابطة الاجتماعية وهي ما تشكل فلسفته ومنطقه ، ومع اختلاف طبيعتها من مجتمع لآخر من حيث ، تكييفها في الواقع وتصورها في المثال المنشود، وكذلك لاختلافها في الشرائع المختلفة...(read more)

دُول أُوروبيـــة وغَربيـــة أَعْشَقُهـــا

● ‏TeQani Blog ● — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:40:45 GMT

مرحبا…في كتير دول انا بجبها جداً وبحب اعيش فيها ويمكن بتمنى اشتغل فيها واكمل فيها بقية حياتي…طبعا كلامي ما الو تحليل غير هيك…يعني ما الو علاقة بالوطنية ولا بالقومية ابدا…لاني بحب...(read more)

A Jordan without the Hashemites

Batir Wardam Blog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:54:14 GMT

Jordan was taken by surprise with the candid interview given by HM King Abdullah II to the official Jordanian news agency Petra. The complete text of the interview can be read in Black Iris Blog. The interview...(read more)

It’s like a maze !

Zero Effect — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:56:03 GMT

I’m trying hard , real hard . But every time I come close to escape, I get pushed back right in the middle . WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME ? WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO BE DOING ? AND WHY...(read more)

You ask and Moey answers!

Moey's — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:24:39 GMT

I got some questions and hatemail a while back and I feel like answering questions these days, so here we go… Does your eyebrow piercing hurt? do you sleep with it on? It doesn’t hurt at all...(read more)

MAZAJ BEIRUT

BUBBLES FROM SIRDAB — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT

MAZAJ BEIRUT Originally uploaded by Sugarpoppy Beirut mood swings are perfectly reflected on the city walls, which is tagged with amazing, colourful & strident graffiti. Shot by sugarpop, some of the...(read more)

Shingles & WILDfires

my treasure — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:06:50 GMT

Yikes, bad news from the Jones Fam front. Reunion is OFF due to shingles! My bro was ready to leave Scotland today for his sons’ first EVER trip to America, and the boys come down with shingles and...(read more)

Wall.e: when robots dream of human love

360east | design, media, technology — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:50:32 GMT

How lucky are we in Amman to get the newest Pixar movie just a few days after its release in America? I went to see Wall.e today with two of my kids at the magnificent new Prime Cinemas in Al Baraka Mall...(read more)

TootCorp’s Karim Arafat talks about Watwet and World Domination on the Spin Show!

360east | design, media, technology — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:59:09 GMT

The cool guys at SpinBits in Dubai have hosted TootCorp’s Karim Arafat on the their Spin Show podcast, to talk about the Arabian web and mobile scene and the story of TootCorp and specifically about...(read more)

Indianapolis Musings

my treasure — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:46:11 GMT

I just love road trips, even with four kids in the car. Especially my kounouz, they are just so full of their own funny outside-in observations of American life. We played the license plate game, but there...(read more)

budapest

bint battuta in bahrain — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:31:00 GMT

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Jano!

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:26:15 GMT

One of the most wonderful ladies in the world. Jansait (aka Jano) I first met her back in 2006, when I first started this blog, little did I now how this world is going to change and what an important...(read more)

Two in one or One in Two?

Shalabieh's World — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:29:18 GMT

In my recent travels across the bridge I was able to visit what the world knows as Israel and the Arab world recognizes as Occupied Palestine. The wall, the checkpoints, the languages, the religions, the...(read more)

On Freedoms

Shalabieh's World — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:26:51 GMT

Freedom of movement is a topic that has been on my mind for a while, especially when put in the context of checkpoints, borders, airports, security checks, bouncers and doormen even. . But a conversation...(read more)

تكرم جراحاتك يابيي

Be lost with me.... — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:58:00 GMT

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less talk ,more action

tajreed — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:00 GMT

lately the entries on this bloghas been a report on what I am doing ,an article I wrote ,a concert I attended and not much of my writings about issues or thoughts . for a change I decided to change that...(read more)

~*~ Roots !

The Vibrant Soul ~♥~ — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:44:00 GMT

Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a novel written by Alex Haley first published in 1976. I have not read it, but I watched the 12 hours miniseries that was adapted from the novel. It talks about...(read more)

Walking and Music

Mariyah's Blog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:51:00 GMT

It all starts with the food. Lots and lots of good food. Since I’ve been back in Damascus, I just can’t get enough. Thus, the need for exercise has increased dramatically! Back in Canada, I spent a lot...(read more)

The Soul Sketcher — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:36:00 GMT

أبدية هي في ذلك الكون.تؤمن بأنها يوما ما من الاف السنين كانت امرأة برية تسكن احد الكهوف وحدها. في كل ليلة تصل إلي ذروة رغباتها عندما تحلم بحياة سابقة من حيواتها المتعددة. تعلم في كل ليلة أين سترحل و بمن...(read more)

صار عندي حمار...!

مدونة محمد عمر — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:29:03 GMT

اخيرا، بعد تسع سنين تعطف مديرنا وقرر تغير " my pc " طبعا هذا الحكي كان من اسبوعين... انتظرت اسبوعا حتى الشركة احضرت الـ PC واسبوعا اخر حتى يتفرغ "بلال" مسؤولة الشبكة لتجهيز الجهاز....(read more)

حتى لا يصبح غضب الملك نمطا متبعا في المستقبل

مدونة باتر وردم — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:35 GMT

ساهمت مقابلة جلالة الملك عبد الله الثاني مع وكالة الأنباء الأردنية والتي تحدث فيها بصراحة تامة عن القضايا الحساسة التي أثارت الرأي العام في الأردن مؤخرا، ساهمت في رفع معنوياتي بعد الإحباط الذي اصابني من...(read more)

A Mother's Love...

A Tale of Three Beans — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT

I was doing my every couple of days look at msn and a headline caught my eye. For anyone who ever has doubted a mother's love, this woman demonstrates what it is all about. Tina Davila was stabbed...(read more)

من أخَذ بالسيف بالسيف يُؤخَذ

Adoosh — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMT

مبارح, عمليّة استشهاديّة نفّذها مواطن فلسطيني من سكّان القدس الشرقيّة في نصّ شارع يافا بالقدس الغربيّة باستخدام جرّافة! استغربوا اليهود الكلاب, وعيّطوا, ولطموا, وبكوا للعالم كلّه من وحشيّة العمليّة و بربريتها...(read more)

Dual Citizenship

Ali — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT

I usually don't believe all the emails that I receive. But today I have received this list of US Government officials who carry Dual Citizenships (US & Israeli). As much as I don't want to...(read more)

The Gnomes Are Coming!

An American in Jordan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:14:49 GMT

Shoebox blog has a funny little piece on ‘What Would Be Different If Gnomes Take Over The World’. everyone will be more beardy “Must be less than this tall to ride.” no pointy hats...(read more)

Thursday at the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Sha3teely — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:55:20 GMT

What I am going to tell is exactly what i saw with my own eyes. I felt like one of these “Tash ma tash” or ” Maraya” TV series. when i was at the counter I was able to see the screen...(read more)

The Long Tail, Why The Future Of Business Is Selling Less Of More (Chris Anderson)

StartUpArabia — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:41:28 GMT

Chris Anderson’s book The Long Tail, is one of the business books that I found really interesting and worthy of reading, in how it explains and advocates why the future of business is selling less...(read more)

عبد الوهاب المسيري ... في ذمه الله

أفنـــدينا — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:41:00 GMT

شيعت جنازه الدكتور عبد الوهاب المسيري ظهر اليوم من مسجد رابعة العدوية بمدينة نصر عقب وفاته فجر اليوم بمستشفى فلسطين بأزمه قلبيه ... وسيقام العزاء بجامع عمر مكرم يوم السبت الموافق 5/7/2008 بعد صلاة العشاء...(read more)

Ingrid Betancourt: Freed

Caledoniyya — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:10:06 GMT

On average, 8,000 kidnappings take place annually, from the Northern Caucasus to China, South America and Europe. Of this figure, 3,000 take place in Mexico, while the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...(read more)

This one is funny as well- New airline rules

The Blog Name Comes Here — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Attendant: Welcome aboard Ala Carte Air, sir. May I see your ticket? Passenger: Sure. Attendant: You're in seat 12B. That will be $5, please! Passenger: What for? Attendant: For telling you where to...(read more)

Abdel Wahab El-Messiri

Egyptian chronicles — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:59:47 GMT

Dr. Abdel Wahab El-Messiri , a great thinker whom I doubt that a single post can give him the respect he deserves. This man is world known academically but I do not think that he was well publicly like...(read more)

Nature Strikes Again - A One in a Billion Photo

The Blog Name Comes Here — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:54:00 GMT

No photographer, regardless of skill, expertise, positioning or anything else could hope to set this shot up. It is truly a 'one in a billion' photo. Read More......(read more)

This one is FUNNY- New cell phone law

The Blog Name Comes Here — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:43:00 GMT

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. JUST READ IT ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM SENSELESS. IT'S FOR YOUR OWN SAKE According to a proposed new law that would go into effect July 1, 2008 you will...(read more)

Dead Man Walking...!

مدونة محمد عمر — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:41:18 GMT

فهمت، ويبدو أنني فهمت خطأ من غير قصد مني، أن التدوين "مساحة" شخصية، لا "هايد بارك" افرغ فيه آرائي بـ"حرية" في السياسة والمجتمع والدين والجنس وأي شيء، أي شيء... مدونة إلى "صديق"...(read more)

Review: The Strangers

Moey's — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:32:08 GMT

“ALLAH YAKHTHEK KHALDOOO!” All I can say at the moment, This movie will make me walk to my house scared once I go back to Amman. The Strangers is not a horror movie, but a good suspense one...(read more)

BREAKING HEADZ

OceanCreep - Ibrahim Owais's Blog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:25:37 GMT

Bleubird (Canada) & Ramallah Underground (Palestine) will be playing their experimental hip hop sets for the first time in Amman on: Friday the 4th of July at Books @ Cafe Also Supported by Sotusura...(read more)

So, how did you meet?

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:09:42 GMT

By far the question most people ask me everytime I say, "I'm getting married" is "So, how did you meet" I have no idea what people gain by knowing such things. Like, would they...(read more)

Men who exist only in my head

Be lost with me.... — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:36:00 GMT

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Where is Firas (I Heart Amman)???

Sharkooseh — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:59:32 GMT

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Science Explains Why Most Jordanians are born in the months of February, March, April, and June??

mab3oos — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:25:00 GMT

It's true. The majority of Jordanians are born in those four months. This third of the year, if taken back nine months, shows that most conceivings happened in the months of May through August. These...(read more)

what drives u?

Pandima's Box — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:24:55 GMT

so what (or who) motivates u? what gets u going? what is ur ultimate energy factor when u feel ur almost completely drained? Read More......(read more)

R.I.P Abdel Wahab Al-Messiri

Egyptian chronicles — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:23:30 GMT

I have just received this sad and dull news as soon as I got online. 1938-2008 Abdel Wahab El-Messiri , the great Egyptian thinker and author had passed away this morning. It did not happen yesterday....(read more)

The Danish Ambassador blog

The Arab Observer — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:13:00 GMT

The Ambassador of Denmark in Jordan started his own blog to address the Jordanian-Danish issues. He states that his stay in Amman has been positive so far and that he is amazed of the friendliness and...(read more)

A New Jordanian Blog You Should Be Reading

The Black Iris of Jordan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:06:49 GMT

Farah, who has been a reader of The Black Iris for some time now, started her own blog early last month. I am astonished to see that in about 30 days, this very young girl has become quite the issues blogger...(read more)

Zain offers web hosting plans but for extremely expensive prices

jazarah! — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:01:13 GMT

What would drive such a big company like Zain to provide such a small service like web hosting? I mean this service can be perfectly offered by individuals/freelancers and small companies, you can even...(read more)

Female Jordanian Twins Aim high

Sugar Cubes — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:48:56 GMT

AMMAN // Jordanians Dima and Lama Hattab are hoping to be the first twin sisters to conquer the world’s highest mountain – but are struggling to find the funding for their adventure in a country that does...(read more)

Pac-Man Fans, rejoice. Beat this high score...

mab3oos — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:01:00 GMT

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Classic ads of Arabia | Twix… a modern taste!

jazarah! — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:59:04 GMT

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Φωνή

Nequaquam Vacuum ( αλλά και Μηδένα προ του τέλους μακάριζε...) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:48:00 GMT

Πίσω και ψηλότερα το Κάστρο. Πιο κάτω και δεξιά η Παναγία, με τον τουριστικό φωτισμό. Εφαπτόμενο το Εθνικό Κολυμβητήριο, όπου πριν λίγο ολοκληρώθηκαν αγώνες και απονομές μεταλλίων σε παίδες κι εφήβους...(read more)

مصطلحات اردنية طقع من الآخر يعني

mab3oos — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT

كريزة /سفري/ زردّ/ زغرت/ أخو شلن/ هبرجت/ ميمعة/بعصة كيف/كازوز/إجبد/تلحس بعظك/وجع يخلع نيعك/حوش/سخلة/فاردة/مخشاقة/هيطلية/زُقُم/ملطشة/مخوزق/أبو صنة/بس بلاش//بنت جمل /فرِّش/عجقة/ملطخة/سطل/ جلول /خنانة/ريالة...(read more)

قرار خطير من النواب يجب وقفه والتراجع عنه لضمان سيادة الاردن وكرامة ابناءه

Jordanian Issues — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:29:00 GMT

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الحيـــاة … ما زال لديها الكثير

● ‏TeQani Blog ● — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:26:36 GMT

احترت كثيراً في امر هذه الحياة ولم اعد اعلم هل هي معنا ام علينا،احيانا اشعر ان الحياة تشاطرني همومي وتقفي بجانبي وتستوعب اخطائي واحيانا اخرى اجدها لا تطيقني ولا تتوقف عن مضايقتي كلما سمحت لها الفرصة بذلك...(read more)

الجامعة اللبنانية وصفحات من تاريخ اليسار في العالم العربي

Jordanian Issues — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:19:00 GMT

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Been So Busy

Shaikr — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:25:33 GMT

Salam, yeah so I’ve been very busy. What’s new right? Anyway, I recently finished some caricatures I did for Allah Made Me Funny, alhamdulillah. Here they are: Please do not use these...(read more)

The 10 most corrupt elections

أفنـــدينا — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:22:00 GMT

أخيراٌ تخلصنا من الصفر الكبير الذي يحيط بنا في كل مكان وأصبح لنا مكان بين الدول المتقدمه ولكن للأسف فالتقدم أنواع اقرأ هنا ملحوظه : لا توجد أي علاقه مباشرة بين الموضوع والصوره ولكن ... اللبيب بالإشارة...(read more)

Salman Rushdie, up close and personal

Mental mayhem — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:29:46 GMT

During my teenage years in Amman in the late 80's the name Salman Rushdie was the talk of the town. Shortly after the release of his book, Satanic Verses , Rushdie was portrayed in the local media...(read more)

The Perfect Employee

~ Paroles ~ — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:47:55 GMT

I was reading a nice post on Rob’s blog, it seems that they are thinking “in the US” to make it 3 days weekend instead of the usual 2 days, for no reason I went crazy and started to laugh...(read more)

بعيدا عن السياسه

اللورد النبيل — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:34:00 GMT

بعيدا عن السياسه فيما بين سطور الصحف والمجلات قرأت وقرأت وقرأت والحمد لله الذي جعلني من أمة إقرأ ويا لطيف شو صرنا نقرأ مش روايات ولا قصص وحكايات أدبيه جرايد ومجلات أأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأأه شو فيها من أخبار...(read more)

I Miss Home!

Life Thoughts — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:53:00 GMT

Wherever home is! I have been traveling too much since November, with a move in the middle that I have been feeling out of place and away from "home". In the past four weeks my husband and I...(read more)

Love is simple, Don't complicate it!

M For Mystery — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:44:00 GMT

I think, I'll be doing Dr.Phil in this subject. Here is my 2 cents about the whole love/dating issue.. *Deeeeeep Breath* Have you watched Will Smith's Movie ? Hitch? Do you...(read more)

Pyte in I.T. faculty

Thoughts Expressed — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:35:34 GMT

No it’s not a typing error, this is what was actually written on the board of a computer lab in the faculty of Information Technology at Jordan’s University !!!, and believe me this isn’t...(read more)

Jordan Festival boycott: solid facts or shameless lies?

360east | design, media, technology — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:26:29 GMT

Over the past few days, the boycott of the Jordan Festival, lead by some of Jordan professional associations, has, reportedly, caused a number of Arab singers to cancel their participation. This boycott...(read more)

إعادة خلق

ضجيج — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:02:23 GMT

ارتحت كثيراً بعد مشاهدة فيلم ‘إعادة خلق‘ أو ‘Recycle‘ في العرض الذي أقيم في اليوم الأول للمهرجان الرابع عشر للفيلم العربي الفرنسي في عمَان، ارتحت لأن الفيلم ذو جودة عالية بالتأكيد ، سواء من الناحية التقنية...(read more)

Thank God it’s Wednesday.

And Far Away — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:50:25 GMT

Utah this summer will become what experts say is the first state to institute a mandatory four-day work week for most state employees, joining local governments across the nation that are altering schedules...(read more)

مقلب الجائزة من راديو مزاج

::ASKAdenia BLOG:: — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:49:38 GMT

يوم الخميس الماضي كنت زهقان وقاعد بالسيارة بسمع راديو مزاج, في برنامج يومي بيحي من الساعه 5 للساعه 7 أسمو على الطريق مع رندا, المهم قعدت أسمع البرنامج, حكت المذيعة انه الي حاب يشارك لازم يبعت SMS لرقم...(read more)

American Politicians and Israel: Love at First Site?

Erin of Arabia — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:25:00 GMT

Since I've gotten home, I have become more and more interested with the historical nature and modern factors that shape the relationship between the state of Israel and American politicians. From Harry...(read more)

إعادة خلق ...!

مدونة محمد عمر — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:11:46 GMT

"الأمر متروك لكم لتقرروا ما إذا كان إرهابيا أم لا متطرفا أم لا." عدت قبل قليل من مشاهدة الفيلم التسجيلي الاردني " اعادة خلق" الذي يعرض ضمن مهرجان الفيلم العربي – الاوروبي في قاعة...(read more)

Cereal

eshda3wa — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT

I like Kellogs Cornflakes or Nestle fitness. I like it extra sweet so i use both sugar and honey. With cold milk, never hot! I only use a little, barley enough to cover my flakes. I hate extra milk at...(read more)