Photos by Laith Zraikat Kids playing on a swing they built near downtown Amman.

Written by Rima Saifi “Return to Haifa ” tells the story of  Saeed S, who fled Haifa after the proclamation of the independent Jewish state of Israel in 1948 with his wife Safieh, leaving their 5 month old baby Khaldoon behind in their apartment amidst their confusion and fear. In 1967 after the Israeli occupation.

By Farah El-Sharif Our journey began with the intention of ihram: “I’ve made my skin, my hair, and my nails sacred for You, Allah.” Even as I was getting ready to travel to Mecca from my bedroom in hilly Amman, Jordan, I still couldn’t believe that I was about to make the most important journey.

Kids spending their free time playing with their hand made red kite. Kites are entertaining for kids; but for some neighborhoods, kites pull down telephone wires, and get stuck on electrical and utility lines.

Video by: 7iber Music by: Sign of Thyme Words by: Naseem Tarawnah It began almost sporadically. Blogger Ahmad Humeid simply decided on the spur-of-the-moment that he didn’t want to celebrate the dawning of the new decade from his living room sofa, and instead, decided to do something a bit different. The idea? Getting together on.

http://www.fotopedia.com/en/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan Written by Ramsey Tesdell On May 17th, 2007, His Majesty King Abdullah II opened the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea in Jordan by asking the audience to, not just envision peace in the world, but begin to prepare for the challenges of the “day after peace.” The king has warned, on many.

Where technology, media and society meet: What does Google know about you? And more importantly, how can you find out? Written by Ramsey Tesdell and John Lillywhite. With JO.JO Get Crunched! www.arabcrunch.net SINCE IT LAUNCHED IN 2008, ArabCrunch.com has struggled to find its place in the growing world of Internet startups and so-called professional blogs..

The Dark Side of the Spoon is a comic strip created, written and penciled by Mike V. Derderian, and inked and colored by Waleed Qutteineh. The first official episode appeared in U Men’s August 2009 issue—Thank you Shirene. It follows the lives of Mako, a Mako shark with amphibian abilities and the appetite of—duh—a shark,.

Photo by Emad Badwan Today is the one-year anniversary of the attacks on Gaza. For us at 7iber, we were hosting a discussion-workshop on the uses of social networking for political, business, and social uses. As if it was yesterday, I remember one of the participants receiving a phone call, looking shocked, and apologizing that.

Written by Tony Howard Previously, I’ve discussed the increase in Jordan of areas coming under controlled access regulations and the likely loss to the adventure community of what are good trekking and climbing areas. I would like to follow this up with an update – good news and bad news as they say… Let’s consider.