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BLOG About Jordan Day! Bardo March 12

my treasure — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:32:16 GMT

Hey bloggers, it looks like a perfect convergence of passions coming Friday, Blog About Jordan Day coincides with World Day Against Cyber Censorship. Let’s unite our minds and keyboards together...(read more)

Last Famous Words from Jordan

G. Yonis — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:39:43 GMT

Not sure if it’s nostalgia to the 80’s and early 90’s era before there was mobile communications, satellite news channels and internet open to the rest of the world, or someone heard the news that Google...(read more)

On Jordan Censoring The Internet

The Black Iris of Jordan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:39:09 GMT

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...(read more)

Dear Mira

Maioush — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:37 GMT

We have 38 days to go for you inside my tummy, as much as I’m extremely excited to meet you, and hold your tiny body between my arms, I’m also worried that I will miss the feeling of you kicking inside...(read more)

Apologies of a Jordanian Citizen

Cinnamon Zone — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:12:00 GMT

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...(read more)

"Mrs. Han Solo" Roasts George Lucas

Dunner's — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:27:00 GMT

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...(read more)

مش العرسان-أهاليهم!! الحلقة الأولـى

مياسي — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:19:00 GMT

منذ زمن وأنا أفكر بالكتابة عن تجاربي مع الزواج التقليدي أو "زواج الصالونات" بمسمّى آخر؛ ما شجعني على ذلك هو أن عددا من المدونات الصبايا قد بدأن بذلك؛ نـانا أولا ومن ثم ويسبر ؛ وبطلب خاص من أمجد ؛ تشجع...(read more)

One Consequence of a Discriminatory Law

Jordan Journals — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:57:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:12:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Talking Virtually To Myself — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:46:44 GMT

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...(read more)

BAJD: Blog About Jordan Day 2009

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:18:00 GMT

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...(read more)

On The Arrogance in Ignorance

Confessions of a Vegetarian Shark — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:39:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Bloggers Who Have Taught Me a Lesson

Chocolate Mints In a Jar — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:59:42 GMT

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...(read more)

May Chidiac or The Curse of the Living Martyr

Arabdemocracy — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:36:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Skyfire for a great mobile browsing experience

Chocolate Mints In a Jar — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:43:19 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Talking Virtually To Myself — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:28:57 GMT

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...(read more)

A conversation worth growing

ArabianMonkeyTales — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:45:00 GMT

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

Talking Virtually To Myself — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:55:23 GMT

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...(read more)

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

360east | design, media, technology — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:27:53 GMT

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...(read more)

Rollercoaster of emotions for a NYC demonstration (GAZA)

Black Iceஐ — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:48:00 GMT

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...(read more)

لتسقط حكومة فيشي..!

مدونة محمد عمر — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:31:30 GMT

يا أخ محمود عباس ان تقول ان المقاومة تدمر الشعب الفلسطيني، فهذا حقك الديمقراطي في التعبير عن رأيك، اللهم لا اعتراض... أن ترفض أن يتظاهر الشعب الفلسطيني في الضفة الغربية، فهذه يمكن "هضمها". أن...(read more)

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

Hareega — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:25:00 GMT

Dennis Kucinich in Congress... Read More......(read more)

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

The Gaza Massacre — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:49:13 GMT

God bless this great man! Read More......(read more)

Enough with the Rhetoric Already

A Tale of Three Beans — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:15:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Talking Virtually To Myself — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:10:21 GMT

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...(read more)

أفضل مقالة عن غزة في الإعلام الغربي يكتبها بروفيسور إسرائيلي

مدونة باتر وردم — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:03:15 GMT

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...(read more)

اختلط الحابل بالنابل

Welcome To My Rebellious Kingdom — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:06:00 GMT

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...(read more)

John Steward on Gaza..

360east | design, media, technology — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:47:11 GMT

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Do science and religion contradict each other?

Nizar's Blog — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:20:19 GMT

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...(read more)

Israel and the Art of Lying

Cinnamon Zone — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:24:04 GMT

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 mean, what...(read more)

Breaking News: Jordan waves annulling the peace treaty with Israel

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:56:53 GMT

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...(read more)

Support Gaza through financial donations to the UNRWA

jazarah! — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:05:52 GMT

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I Was Proud To Be An American. Once.

A Tale of Three Beans — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:34:00 GMT

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...(read more)

أهكذا يطرَدُ السفير الإسرائيلي؟؟

مدونة أسكدنيا — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:16:15 GMT

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...(read more)

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

H.A.N.I. 101 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:25:22 GMT

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...(read more)

تصوروا لو كانت الصورة ذاتها لأطفال عرب ؟

haboob alree7 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:14:38 GMT

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...(read more)

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)

H.A.N.I. 101 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:57:15 GMT

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...(read more)

Lie to me, Please

JanMania — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:36:46 GMT

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...(read more)

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

n@simjo © — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:05:00 GMT

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,...(read more)

MommaBean Wears Black For Gaza

A Tale of Three Beans — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:40:00 GMT

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...(read more)

غزّةَ تغزوكم؛ فانتفضوا.

أُمُّ اليُمنْ — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:40:33 GMT

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...(read more)

Blogs Readership Graphs

za3tar — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:53:22 GMT

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...(read more)

Dubai Banks: New Lows

Dubai Consumer Mirror — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:43:00 GMT

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......(read more)

King Abdullah's generosity (what boggles my mind)

mab3oos — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:09:00 GMT

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...(read more)

A few thoughts on Inheritance laws in Islam

Talking Virtually To Myself — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:28:42 GMT

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...(read more)

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

za3tar — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:57:55 GMT

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...(read more)

خزعبلات بكتيريه...

Things I Like To Whisper About — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:26:00 GMT

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How we all think so differently

Jordan Journals — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:48:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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...(read more)

Late night shows reactions to the shoe throwing incident

Nizar's Blog — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:45:17 GMT

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...(read more)

بوش و الكندرة

مياسي — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:37:00 GMT

لم يستطع الصحافي العراقي "المنتظر" أن" ينتظر" أكثر من ذلك؛ فقذف بفردتي حذائه في وجه رئيس أعظم دولة في العالم عندما شاهدت الفيديو الخاص بالخبر فكرت بأشياء كثيرة؛ أولها أن نوع الحذاء مهم في هذه الحالة؛ بمعنى...(read more)

بحبك يا جزمة

عالمنشـــــــــــر — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:15:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Marriage Issues Qwaider Will Never Write About

mab3oos — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:07:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Jordanian Bloggers, Politics and That Guy

Hareega — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:20:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Only Hitler can solve Muslims Eid dilemma

Jad's thoughts — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:37:25 GMT

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What do your keywords say about you ?

za3tar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:22:13 GMT

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...(read more)

كتاب 365 مقولة في النجاح

ابن الشمــــال — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:21:39 GMT

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...(read more)

The 10 Best Books of 2008

Bakkouz — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:35:07 GMT

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...(read more)

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

jazarah! — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:43:21 GMT

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Mona E on Arab Racism

my treasure — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:45:51 GMT

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...(read more)

The Micromanaging jerk

Memories Documented - Qwaider — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:19:00 GMT

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...(read more)