“A few public girls’ schools in Jeddah submitted requests to have gymnasiums built, but their hopes for introducing physical education classes were dashed after the Ministry of Education announced that physical education for girls would not be allowed.the Ministry of Education stated that it “would not introduce physical education in girls’ schools” and requested that [...]

“A recent display of Jordan River Foundation (JRF) products at a London landmark is one example of how the organisation, which turned 10 this year, is going global. A 50 sq.m. section of Harrods department store’s floor space was lent to JRF from November through January to market the foundation’s home accessories, which are made [...]

So I took 5 workdays off to be able to go to London… from Monday to Friday.When I came back, first thing I did was check my emails, and what do I find?I find an email from my boss, who approved my days off request, and signed it as well… Subject: FWD: URGENT!Eman, Can you [...]

This is just a quick post dedicated to our dear friend Zizou, a fellow blogger from Tunisia who’s currently living in Lebanon. Today we saw him -for the second time- in the Future Arab Super Star. We truly are happy to see you, hope you’ll keep appearing there… and well, we all send you our [...]

So we got back from London on Sunday, and I must say, I’ll always remember this visit. Besides awakening all the sweet memories I mentioned in my last post, this visit enabled me to meet many people. Few I know, and MANY I don’t. All were gathered for one reason: The Global Voices 2005 Summit. [...]

As many already know through my husband’s blog, we are now in London for a quick visit. How do I feel? out of this world, and well, very weird at the same time.Being in London, to me, is not like being anywhere else in this world. It’s hard to explain, but London and I have [...]