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.

اعتصم عشرات الأردنيين يوم أمس بالقرب من السفارة المصرية في عمان احتجاجا على الجدار الذي تقوم مصر ببنائه على الحدود مع قطاع غزة. قوات الأمن الأردنية أغلقت منافذ الشوارع المؤدية للسفارة مما اضطر المتظاهرين للجوء إلى طرق ترابية للوصول لموقع الاعتصام الذي كانت قد دعت إليه النقابات المهنية وأحزاب المعارضة.

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.

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..

Written by Kinzi In an interview I had recently with a Jordanian business owner, I heard something rang true and put words to an idea that had come up fairly often. I had asked him why a government official was stone-walling on a decision that seemed a very clear, win/win scenario. So clearly a win.

Photo by: Lina Ejeilat On a hill off the street somewhere in Marka, oblivious to the bustling traffic a few meters away, this woman was sitting by herself enjoying a smoke.

By Lara Marto As always, the French Cultural Center wisely picks the musicians it invites to perform in Amman to educate and entertain the public. Manu Codjia, the well known articulate jazz guitarist who is “among the most active sidemen on the French jazz scene and one of the most original guitarists playing jazz anywhere”.

Written by Dina Khawaldeh, Interruptions It was a clear day. A screen in front of me was merely shining with the red numbers that are gradually increasing as the music of Fairuz rose across, the play of sunbeams and clouds created a general fuzziness that gave way to the particles forming patterns; Ones that I.

Written by LS. From my previous work experiences as a case worker, social work (SW) practices became embedded in my insight as a Jordanian-Palestinian: I came to believe that nothing is more sacred than protection from gender based violence (GBV) and sexual violence (SV). SV is “any sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual.