By Mohamed Nanabhay via Global Voices The treatment of Iraqis at the Jordan’s Queen Alia Airport has triggered a storm in the Middle Eastern blogosphere. What at first seemed to be a straight forward story of refugees being ill-treated by their neighbour’s security guards has spawned into a Pan-Arab spat (the type of which is.

Written by Khalaf In 2003, a large area in central Amman, previously designated as land for the headquarters of the army and other security services, was earmarked for an ambitious urban renovation project lead by the Hariri group. Thus, the Abdali project was born. The 350 dunum parcel of land belongs to a government owned.

The Keffiyah has progressed from a piece of clothing used to protect from heat and cold, wind and sand, to a political statement. Now, the keffiyah is becoming a tourist must have and a fashion statement. The Arab-American blog, KABOBfest, contributed this time line of the keffiyah’s history. Editor’s note: We’ve chosen to spell keffiyah.

Jordan Short Film Festival Start Date: Friday, August 24, 2007 at 6:00pm End Date: Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 6:00pm Location: Hussein Cultural Center, Amman website: http://jordanfilmfestival.com/ facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2545952256

Souq Jara, Jabal Amman’s famous flea market, will be closing for the winter starting October 2007. So catch all the fun of the open market while you still can. Jabal Amman – Rainbow Street Every Friday from 10 am till 10 pm till October 2007

Souk Al Ard Farmer’s market at Beit Al Bawadi, Abdoun For more info call: 06-5930070 Every Saturday from 10AM till 2PM

Outlook on French Movies Screenings on the third Monday of each month at Grand Cinemas. This month: “Frenchmen” August 20th 8:30PM

August 17th, 2007 at 8:45:00 AM For The First time in Jordan, Jordan Run Leadership Tour will be launched on 17.8.2007. It will include the launch of numerous cars from various areas, driving to several tourist areas in our beloved country, thus promoting tourism and antiquities found in Jordan, in accordance with His Majesty King.

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July 25th, 2007 – August 17th, 2007 The annual Jerash Festival is on! From Arab musicians to plays, live theater and music from all over the world. For all information, including the program, dates and times as well as where to buy tickets, check out the website: www.jerashfestival.com.jo