By Munir Atalla – Your Middle East “Hamudeh DVD” has become a household name in Amman. You can tell who’s been to Hamudeh by the stack of thin DVD cases and unlabeled discs that nest by their television sets. For many, trips to the pirated DVD store have become weekend staples. Any stigma that might have.

Rooting for Jordanian athletes at the London 2012 Olympics could be hard. Here is the preview.  7iber special reporter for optimism and reality checks When billions of people around the world turn their eyes toward the new Olympic Stadium in London today ( July 27th 11pm Amman time), they will get something more than just.

By Sandra Hiari* The fencing of one of Amman’s major roundabouts, the 4th circle, over the course of several hours marks an anti-urban attitude that the city – via its security apparatus, has indulged in. The move, which came in the aftermath of an open sit-in that a group of orphans and individuals born out.

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah A confession: it is incredibly difficult to objectively review a film that you feel personally close to; that you, some how, feel a part of.  And this is exactly what When Monaliza Smiled manages to successfully do for an Ammani moviegoer like me. It immerses you with the aesthetics of a.

By Basel Burgan – President of the Jordan Friends of Environment Society The head of the Jordanian nuclear project, Dr. Khaled Touqan, has declared on several occasions that electricity potentially produced from a Jordanian nuclear power plant will be “strategic for Jordan” and will cost around $ 0.07/Kw-h (today households pay JD 0.033/Kw-h for the.

by Rula Al-Hiyari* Jordan was recently shocked by the BBC/AmmanNet undercover report on child maltreatment taking place in a number of private care homes for children with special needs. The stories and the videos shown were absolutely heart wrenching, and one wondered what kind of people would treat and permit this kind of treatment of.

Do yourself a favor and catch one of the two remaining performances of Igor Moiseyev group By: Special reporter for emotional over-excitement It does not matter if you are a fan of perfectly synchronized and brilliantly choreographed dancing or not, there is absolutely no reason to miss the “Academic Ensemble of Popular Dance” (Wednesday and.

By Majd Muhsen The Friends of Jordan Festival Society announced that it will be hosting the world-renowned circus troupe “Cirque du Soleil” in Amman next month (26-30 June). This should normally be exciting news. Who doesn’t like a circus? And one as brilliant as Cirque du Soleil? Had things been different, I would’ve been the.

by Ahmad Humeid I felt totally torn reading this piece by Thomas Friedman who visited Jordan recently. The Jordan he is talking about is my Jordan: The Jordan of entrepreneurs. The Jordan of innovation. The Jordan of uncensored internet access. The Jordan that gives us and others hope of moving into an age of productivity.

By M. Lynx Qualey Last Friday, English PEN announced that Hassan Blasim’s forthcoming book of short stories, The Iraqi Christ (trans. Jonathan Wright), had won a “Writers in Translation”award. The prize helps publishers “market, promote, champion and celebrate literature in translation.” The award, for Blasim’s second short-story collection, was another feather for the Iraqi writer’s cap. Feathers in translation.