Written By: Naseem Tarawnah As the Israeli onslaught in Gaza continues this week, the death toll continues to climb. With many of the dead being civilians and the European Union labeling the Israeli offensive as ‘collective punishment’, the situation has not sat well with Jordanian bloggers. Here’s what they had to say in the past.

Jehad Al-Ameri, a visual artist, is presenting his work at Lines Gallery in Jebel Amman. The opening is on Monday 21 January 2008 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The exhibition will continue through 21 February 2008.

If you are an artist, make a wish. Makan is compiling an artist wish list 2008. Send your wish with the following information to Makan. Who knows, your wish might come true. [Editor’s note: Sounds like Makan has a grant to fund some art projects in the coming year. If I was an artist, I’d.

(AMMAN, January 16, 2008) After a series of short films, Cooperative filmmaker/screenwriter Omar Saleh is taking his first step into feature film production with a screenplay script titled Tafahum. Tafahum is a story about an Arab civil rights activist, who helped lead student movements, that shaped the Cold War political landscape, with calls for democracy,.

Written by Sam Bollier What, then, do blogs accomplish in Jordan? Although they have a small readership and play virtually no role in Jordanian politics, it would be a mistake to assume that blogs are irrelevant. The most salient effect of blogging in Jordan is the ability of bloggers to, as Tarawnah put it, “vocalize.

Picture of girls in a schoolyard in Karak.

 Hussein Cultural Center, Ras el Ein 7:30pm – 9:00pm – Monday, January 14, 2008 A night with the great artist Wadee’ Al Safi.

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Beit al Bawadi will be open on Thursday from 10 till 2 to launch our sale on Christmas and Ramadan items. So, tell your friends and come on over to shop early for NEXT Christmas. – Beit al Bawadi team

French – Armenian film,Director: Hiner Saleem The story is set in a Kurdish mountain village that is still suffering the transition from Soviet union to Russian free market. In a remote, isolated village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife’s grave. There he.