Written By: Fadwa Othman Here is what is bothering me this fine sunny day. Could someone please explain to me why it is that private school education is going down the proverbial toilet? At what point did they stop teaching and start being a big social club? I have friends who have children at the.

It’s been two years since over 60 people were taken from their families. The Amman bombings of November 9th 2005, is a memory etched in the minds of all Jordanians. In a country that is perceived to be calm, safe and stable, the bombings were a disturbing reminder that no nation is immune to the.

Written By: Mohammed Dalabih Two years after her last performance there, the Lebanese music legend Fairouz comes to the Arena theater once again; to a truly perfect setting, away from the noise and fuss of the ever growing Amman.   At around 9:00 pm, the music starts, with the signature of the Rahabani brothers that.

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah A few weeks after the Ramadan visit to the Baqaa (Bag3a) Palestinian refugee camp, the Action Committee returned to help out a family in need. The father is of Syrian decent and operates a ka3k trolley, which essentially means he walks around all day making cheap sandwiches. His wife is Jordanian.

Written By: Marwan Asmar Its election time! As a good non-totalitarian democrat I love the elections, when they happen that is. What I really love about the elections is the time leading up to their finale when voters go up to the polling stations and vote. Although I’ve never voted in my life, I’ve always.

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah Parliamentary elections are officially up and running now. The first two days of candidate registration saw 916 names and as Lina points out, 15.8% of which are women. That’s a pretty decent percentage in my case, considering that the majority of that number are from fairly conservative cities like Irbid and.

Interview by Omar Z of Fann 3arabi Whether it’s an innocent Chihuahua staring at you, three generic red bodies with white face masks, a cat who’s promoting a coke can or a rather balloon-like girl asking to switch places it’s all in the new store of Blouzaat. You’re probably wondering that none of these subjects.

Reviewed by Dr. Marwan Asmar The latest offering by Saleem Ayoub Quna, Cultural Guide to Jabal Luweibdeh, is designed for locals, foreigners living in Jordan and international visitors aware of the diversity of this Amman neighborhood. The author, a long-term resident of Luweibdeh, describes the book as a necessary cultural guide, to highlight the richness.

  The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour in Jordan Palestinian Aron Kader, Egyptian Ahmed Ahmed and Iranian Maz Jobrani   17, 18 and 19th of November Doors open at 8, show at 9pm The Courtyard

Video Montage of Jordanian feature film, Captain Abu Raed.