Written By: Marwan A. Kardoosh, Economist Read Part I I thought twice before posting this. One because my deputy at Jordan Business Naseem Tarawnah thinks that a 31-year old economist shouldn’t be playing video games, to say nothing of making this public. Two is because I don’t want to be thought of as simply having.

Written By: Marwan A. Kardoosh, Economist Name the single, most common complaint members of the Jordanian business sector have today. If you answer “Customs,” you are probably right. Sadly, the same holds true for regular citizens. As any Aramex Shop & Ship customer would tell you, the Customs Department has been dragging its feet in.

Written By: Farah Mehdawi Sometimes, a transparency seen in an actor’s solo performance will not be as amazing (in terms of following a script) as much as the little details and reflections of the performance as a whole. It was in reality that Antigone’s spoke and let the soul swoon for the melodies of its.

Written By: Tala Bassam Momani I’ve always been passionate about showing people around Jordan’s nature spots and leading them to countless little-unknown gorges and valleys. Wadi Ibn Hammad is one of my favourite destinations and it was there that I discovered how important it is to be dressed appropriately! That day I was guiding a.

Cardboard for Sale Written and Photos By: Saleem Ayoub Quna This is a picture of a cheap push-cart standing in the middle of the square in front of Al-Husseini Grand Mosque. The time is noon of the last Friday of Ramadan, the month of Fasting and piety which has left us few days ago. When.

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.

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.

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.