The Knowledge Industry, by: Prof Hisham Ghassib (A Lecture on the Sociology of Science) The main thesis of the talk is that knowledge has become an industry in the modern era, perhaps the biggest industry in the modern economy. Why has this transformation occurred? It is certainly related to the great transformations that have occurred.

The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature in cooperation with Cervantes – Amman presents “The Dangers of Desertification”. Presented by Mr. Victor Castillo and Ms.Monica Garcia, with the help of Dr. Mahfouz Abu-Zant, on Monday, November 19th, at 5:00 pm in the “Azraq Room” of Wild Jordan Nature Center – Jabal Amman Note: The.

Written by: Mohammed Dalabih Layal (Nadine Lebaki) loves Rabih, but Rabih is married. Nisrine (Yasmine Al-Masri) is getting married soon, but her fiancé does not know that she is no longer a virgin. Jamale (Gisele Aouad) refuses to grow up. Rima (Jouanna Moukarzel) is attracted to girls in an Arab society, Rose (Sihame Haddad) is.

Al-Syjjyl is a new Jordanians Arabic-language weekly newspaper. In its first issue, on Thursday 8th of November, 7iber was mentioned. Click image to enlarge and read in Arabic. Translated text: A group of Dot Com youth is seeking to overcome the invisible censorship barriers by publishing articles covering local news on 7iber.com, a website that.

Written By: Fadwa Othman Here is what is bothering me this fine sunny day. Could someone please explain to me why it is that private school education is going down the proverbial toilet? At what point did they stop teaching and start being a big social club? I have friends who have children at the.

It’s been two years since over 60 people were taken from their families. The Amman bombings of November 9th 2005, is a memory etched in the minds of all Jordanians. In a country that is perceived to be calm, safe and stable, the bombings were a disturbing reminder that no nation is immune to the.

Written By: Mohammed Dalabih Two years after her last performance there, the Lebanese music legend Fairouz comes to the Arena theater once again; to a truly perfect setting, away from the noise and fuss of the ever growing Amman.   At around 9:00 pm, the music starts, with the signature of the Rahabani brothers that.

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah A few weeks after the Ramadan visit to the Baqaa (Bag3a) Palestinian refugee camp, the Action Committee returned to help out a family in need. The father is of Syrian decent and operates a ka3k trolley, which essentially means he walks around all day making cheap sandwiches. His wife is Jordanian.

Written By: Marwan Asmar Its election time! As a good non-totalitarian democrat I love the elections, when they happen that is. What I really love about the elections is the time leading up to their finale when voters go up to the polling stations and vote. Although I’ve never voted in my life, I’ve always.

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah Parliamentary elections are officially up and running now. The first two days of candidate registration saw 916 names and as Lina points out, 15.8% of which are women. That’s a pretty decent percentage in my case, considering that the majority of that number are from fairly conservative cities like Irbid and.