Written By: Elena Abuadas I am one of the founders of a local NGO in Jordan. The NGO was created out of the initiative of several young people hoping to, maybe, change something in Jordan. We have been active for five years now, and we actually have had a successful record of achievements. Most of.

Jordanians crowd the branch of a currency-trading company in Irbid. Photo Courtesy: Petra 7iber – September saw the collapse of several currency-trading offices and financial companies dealing with foreign investments, who upon postponing the distribution of their clients’ monthly earnings were seen to be preparing to declare bankruptcy. The move sparked charges from the Amman.

مسابقة بالصورة الفوتوغرافية لجميع المصوريين والمهتمين بالتصوير الفوتوغرافي والصورة من جميع انحاء الوطن العربي او العرب خارج الوطن العربي Date:Sunday, October 12, 2008 Time:6:00pm – 11:00pm Location: امانة عمان الكبرى رأس العين بقاعة المدينة Street:ش راس العين City/Town:Amman, Jordan

Film By: Ibrahim Oweis In the past ten days, Median al-Jazera’s opinion piece on 7iber regarding the closure of his iconic Amman spot, Books@Cafe, has sparked a great deal of controversy and even a religious debate. It even got the more observant people in the mainstream media to pay attention to the subject, both locally.

Written By: HE Thomas Fouad Lund-Sørensen, Ambassador of Denmark Transparency International (TI) publicized its anti-corruption index for 2008 this week. The eight most non-corrupt countries have something in common. They are small-sized economies with no natural resources. They are all heavily dependent on their ability to trade and engage with foreign countries. And they are.

بقلم: وليد حمدان قام مجموعة من سكان منطقة الدمينة و الدريبات جنوب المنطقة الصناعية في وادي السير بجمع ما لا يقل عن 300 توقيع لتقديم عدد من الشكاوي ضد شركات الباطون الجاهز في المنطقة. بحيث تقوم هذه الشركات بطرح بقايا الباطون من الخلاطات ثم غسلها في الأراضي المجاورة و الشوارع الفرعية، خلال ساعات الليل المتأخرة.

Words & Photos By: Naseem Tarawnah The Action Committee spent the past ten days in Ramadan collecting funds for Ramadan food bags and on September 20th, went down to the Hussein Refugee Camp to distribute them. The campaign, driven mainly through online activism with the help of Facebook, emails and Jordanian blogs, was able to.

طائرات ورقية لروح محمود درويش تطير في أربعينه حاملة أشعاره وصوره لتكتب وصيته فوق الغمام، يشارك فيها مجموعة كبيرة من الأطفال يوم الجمعة الموافق 2008/9/19 Time: Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 9:30pm to 11:00 PM Location:mohtaraf remal Street:nemer al edwan sti City/Town: Amman, Jordan Phone:4620259 Email:pr@mohtaraf.org

Kids playing by the Karak Castle. Photo Courtesy of JoLadies

Written By: F. Kay As Tawjihi students started the school year, the holy month of Ramadan began, and ironically, summer’s high temperatures continued to climb. As if studying and concentrating was not enough for Tawjihi students, they are now forced to do it while fasting and melting with this summer’s awfully high temperatures. The unbearable.