Written by Ramsey Tesdell A lover of Um Kalthoum and hailing from a family with a long lineage of Sufi masters, Ruba Saqr is continuing the family tradition of using music to connect with the Divine, but also using her musical talents in Music Matbakh to introduce the world to the long tradition of Arabic.

Written by Ramsey Tesdell When you ask football fans around the world who are some of their favorite teams, Jordan doesn’t usually make the list. But with a strong performance in Canada, the Jordanian national football team, playing in their first ever FIFA international tournament turned a few heads. A full house was on hand.

Written by Batir Wardam I was almost certain of Petra’s win in the New Seven Wonders competition, but it never crossed my mind it will be second only to the Great Wall of China. I thought Petra may end up in 5th-7th position judging by the small population of Jordan and the enormous influence of.

Written by Pheras Hilal Taken by the region’s chronic identity crisis, Omar Bilbeisi tries to bring Arabic Calligraphy back home by capturing the source of Arab World’s pride in his paintings: the Arabic Letters. 7iber.com sat down with the prolific artist for some insight on his work. Omar Bilbeisi, is not the average artist you.

Written by Lina Ejeilat It was just recently that I was introduced to the beautiful music of Souad Massi; France-based Algerian guitarist and vocalist, and I was very excited about the chance to see her perform live for the first time in Jordan, amidst the ancient columns of Jerash’s North Theater. What I didn’t expect.

Language of Baklava: A Memoir, Diana Abu-Jaber, Anchor Books, New York, 2005. Written by Lee S. Tesdell Diana Abu-Jaber, the author of the Language of Baklava, has confirmed something I have suspected for some time; food, in immigrant and refugee communities, can become food-language, a connection with back home: What is food-language? It spans the.

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This article is the third in a three-part series focusing on education in Jordan. This piece concentrates on brain drain or the educated moving and living abroad. The lure of money in the Gulf is drawing some of Jordan’s best and brightest where they can earn what they are worth. Written by Ramsey G. Tesdell.

Written by Waleed Tarteer Summer has arrived in Jordan. So has the heat, the endless days of sun and clear skies and traffic jams caused by cars from outside of Jordan. For the student body, we are now enjoying the summer in every way we can, starting with sleeping in. Our parents are more lenient.

Written by Ramsey G. Tesdell This article is the second in a three-part series focusing on education in Jordan. This piece concentrates on higher education. Higher education in Jordan is suffering from “chronic problems” and faces stiff and unrealistic regulations that are hampering economic development in Jordan according to university and industry officials. The Kingdom.