Words & Video: Naseem Tarawnah In one of many protests that were held yesterday almost moments after of victims in Gaza began airing on television, hundreds of young protesters took to the streets of Amman’s Shmisani district, originating from Professional Associations Complex. It was almost by mere coincidence that I came upon the march, as.

Today, 7iber is hosting its second workshop and this time the topic if about social networking in Jordan. The idea isn’t to lecture anyone but rather to get people talking and grappling with the questions as they come about, especially given the fact that it is still a relatively new phenomenon in Jordan. Feel free.

Photo Courtesy of Samah Arafat Bani Hamida,  Madaba More Photos by Samah

7iber – On December 16th, 2008, The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information announced that their executive director, Egyptian Gamal Eid, had been detained at Queen Alia Airport and then deported. The center gave Mr. Eid’s criticism of the lack of freedom of expression in Jordan several years ago as the reason he was denied.

Written By Ramsey Tesdell Pictures by Jad Madi There has been a proliferation of adventure groups, eco-tourism groups, and other groups offering “unique” experiences in Jordan. These groups offer everything from authentic Bedouin camping to rappelling down water falls. I’ve been lucky enough to go on trips with many of these groups, to see just.

  ريما رياض فهمي الصيفي لقد تم بعون الله و بحضور معلمات و مديرة مدرسة دوقرة الاساسية للبنات السيدة نادية أحمد دراوشة  اطلاق الحقيبة التدريبية “روح جديدة “مبادئ في التعليم  وهي حقيبة تدريبية ترحب بالمعلمة الجديدة في المدرسة وتمدها بما تحتاجه في رحلتها لتكون فارسة تغيير و روح جديدة فيها. قام باعدادها المعلمة المتدربة بهان.

  زيد أبو عودة بعد انقطاع عن الحياة الديمقراطية لمدة تعدت الثماني سنوات في الجامعة الأردنية، توجه طلاب الجامعة يوم الخميس الموافق 18 كانون الأول 2008 الى صناديق الإقتراع لإنتخاب مجلس الطلبة المكون من 83 طالبا.  حيث ترشح ما يزيد عن 380 طالبا من كافة الكليات منهم 68 طالبة، طالبين من طلاب الدراسات العليا و طالبين اخرين غير.

While a week has yet to pass since US President Bush faced a shoe flying in his direction from an Iraqi journalist during a press conference, the Jordanian blogosphere is already aflutter with varying reactions. Here’s a look at how Jordanian bloggers have been reacting thus far: In response to a self-posed question of “why.

Jordanians around the capital of Amman add their voices to the Iraqi journalist throwing his shoes at George Bush.

Written By: Marwan A. Kardoosh For an award winning bank, Arab Bank’s service is nothing short of paltry. This all began on November 3, 2008 when I made two wire transfers to my Barclays UK-based credit cards; one for the Visa card and another to the MasterCard. Typically, this is a process that takes anywhere.