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One quiet Ramadani evening…
http://andfaraway.net/ blog/ 2008/ 09/ 03/ one-quiet-ramadani-evening/Not the most wonderful photograph in the world, but it really was quite serene.
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The Curse of the Half-Ass Job
http://andfaraway.net/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 28/ the-curse-of-the-half-ass-job/It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that this city is cursed. It seems like the entire population just does not give a shit about the job that they are paid to do. They go to work, routinely pass the time, make it look like they are doing their job, clock out when their work hours are done, and consider the job done.
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A Future Glimpse: Jordanian Blogsphere Post Topics in Ramadan.
http://7akifadi.com/ 2008/ 08/ 27/ a-future-glimpse-jordanian-blogsphere-post-ti…Here is a glimpse into the future to what the topics will be like on the Jordanian blog sphere during the holy month of Ramadan: - Someone will complain that the people just fast and do nothing else like be angry and gossip and what not. - Someone will complain: OMG why can’t people leave me the hell alone if I don’t want to fast? It’s a personal choice.
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Peace Pirates
http://vcnv.org/ peace-piratesShort Information TeaserCathy Breen writes from Amman, JordanExcerpt Amman, Jordan August 24, 2008 Dear Friends, Yesterday afternoon as I got into a public taxi, or “service” as they are called here, a friendly driver greeted me in English, something very rare.
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A Good Taxi Driver? Yes.
http://janmania.net/ blog/ ?p=729Regardless what my sister Fatoom says about Taxis and regardless to her bad experience with them, I always get good taxis! After I sold my car last week, I decided to try public transportations before I give up and use my dad’s car! Got out of home Sunday morning and head to bus station, waited 10 minutes then a bus stopped, cool! got in and out because found no seat for me..
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Business in Jordan!!
http://sha3teely.com/ ?p=838Business in Jordan!! August 22nd, 2008 One of the hardest things you can do in Amman… is to open your own business. The reason is not due to financial issues or tuff competition. It is mainly because you will be consumed by small and silly obstacles that fills your time and delay your work..
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Jordan urges world to press Israel to halt Jerusalem excavations
http://www.topnews.in/ jordan-urges-world-press-israel-halt-jerusalem-excavation…Jordan urges world to press Israel to halt Jerusalem excavations Submitted by Sahil Nagpal on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 18:04. World Politics Amman Amman - The Jordanian government on Thursday urged the world's major powers to put pressure on Israel to halt its excavations at the Magharebah Gate in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish state captured from Jordan in the 1967 war.
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A House of Cards
http://baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com/ 2008/ 08/ 21/ a-house-of-cards/A House of Cards By The New York Times This post was written for The New York Times by a Western security adviser who has worked for journalistic and non-journalistic organizations in Iraq. His name has been withheld for safety reasons.
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Jordan’s HIV Campaign
http://shalabieh.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 08/ 19/ jordans-hiv-campaign/A few days ago I got an email from a friend. It contained an attachment. It was a poster that was part of an awareness campaign regarding HIV and AIDS. What pleasantly surprised me was that the campaign was from the Ministry of Health.
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a 7iber Story: Fix A Road, Destroy A Sidewalk
http://thesugarcubes.net/ ?p=522JABAL AMMAN - A new blacktop road has been installed on Mango Street in Jabal Amman, the same street that houses Books@ Cafe and great views of East Amman. While most of the residents are pleased about the new road, some wonder why the new road had to come at the expense of the sidewalks.[Read
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