Posts filed under 'General'

WSIS Feedback (1)

19 November 2005

Where do I start!I have so many things I’d love to share you with, but they can’t be said all at once, so I guess I’ll be posting about this experience bit by bit.Let me start by how I actually got to the summit! As I mentioned in my last post, I was selected by [...]

Representing Jordan In WSIS

16 November 2005

This is a quick post from inside the World Summit On Information Society (WSIS)in Tunis. I was selected by the British Council as a representative of Jordan in their section in the summit. What can I say! Lovely experience, met so many people from so many countries, will be writing about that soon. Now I’ve [...]

Terrorism Hits Amman!

09 November 2005

3 horrible explosions took place about an hour ago in Amman, in 3 hotels: Radisson Sas, Grand Hyatt Amman, and Days Inn… one of them targeted a wedding! The explosions were caused by suicide bombers!What the hell is wrong with those stupid people! First Aqaba and now Amman, plot after plot, terrorist act after terrorist [...]

Universities These Days

29 September 2005

Now that the students are back to their educational routines, I remember the atmosphere of university when I used to be a student, and I especially remember the new comers. It’s really sad to say that universities nowadays don’t have the value they once had. Not all students of course, but quite a number considers [...]

More Upsetting News

26 September 2005

Spanish Court gave Aljazeera reporter Tayssir Allouni a 7-year sentence. He is guilty of interviewing the terrorist Osama Bin Laden; i.e. he is guilty for doing his job as a journalist.I believe it’s so unfair!! FREE ALLOUNI For Arabic Click Here MORE: Taysir Alluni Sentenced to 7 years in jail.

Palestinians Continue To Suffer

26 September 2005

I’m so angry and upset! I’m fed up with Palestinians being portrayed as terrorists! I’m fed up with media filling the world’s heads with lies! I can’t stand listening to biased reports or misleading messages! This is really disgusting! It seems no news channel has the courage to show EVERYTHING! They only show one side [...]

“Follow The Women”… pedalling for peace!

16 September 2005

About 300 women from 25 countries will be riding bicycles to pedal for peace. The around 300-km ride, starts in Beirut today and goes through Syria and Jordan ending in Ramallah-Palestine.This bike ride is called “Follow the Women” and is meant to send a message to world leaders to stop the suffering caused by the [...]

Some News From Jordan

14 September 2005

Bike PathsHorraaaaaay! Finally, Jordan will be constructing a path for bikes in King Abullah 2nd Street. The path will be around 6 km long and will be surrounded with a safety fence. If proven to be practical and successful, more paths around the Kingdom will be constructed! Isn’t this just perfect? I’ve always wished for [...]

Monster Hurricane…Katrina!

04 September 2005

Every morning, before heading to work, I turn on TV to news channels to know what’s the situation like now in the regions being hit by Hurricane Katrina… or the Monster Hurricane as it’s called.Whenever I try to write something about it I find myself left with no words strong enough to express my feelings [...]

Updates On Webster

27 August 2005

So ladies and gentlemen, after spending A LOT of time checking on latest news concerning the Webster Dictionary Issue and making sure they are accurate, it’s time for a “ progress report” After reading my blog, Mr. Nadim Abuljobain supported me every step of the way. He kept me updated with the latest news and [...]