So Queen Rania of Jordan decided to become a Vlogger addressing the problem of stereotypes, in an attempt to reach out to the west and break down these stereotypes.
I believe it’s not unusual for the Queen to come up with such smart and creative initiatives of a huge impact. I personally think that stereotyping is […]

So it’s been snowing in many Middle Eastern countries in the past couple of weeks. God I miss snow! It’s been around 5 years since I last saw snow in real life.
Snow actually triggers some of the sweetest memories for me. It reminds me of moments so dear to my heart that sometimes I could […]

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2 years since the horrible terrorist attacks on Amman, Jordan. Today is one of those days in which you find yourself speechless. Being away, remembering all those we watched get awfully killed from a distance, I can’t even imagine how others, who are in Amman, and even worse, those, who lost […]

Ah, I’m just hating it!
Hating this whole “you hate me, I hate you, they hate us, we hate them” crap!
Seriously! I mean, turn on TV, surf the net, read newspapers, anything, and you’ll be faced with countless entries and articles and documentaries about hatred and resentment among us.
Everyone defending their own stand, and everyone attacking […]

So I went to Amman in April, I was looking forward to it, specially that it’s been 2 years since I last visited it.
I had so many plans, I wanted to meet many friends and bloggers, and things went greatly for the first week or so. Afterwards unpleasant surprises came up and for personal reasons, […]

I’ve always believed that it’s such a shame for Arab countries to request visas from each other. I mean, we call for an Arab union, we dream of an Arab unity on all levels of life, but while dreaming and calling, we still stick to every single separation factor that helps only spread more division […]

أوّل ما شدّني لهذه الرواية كان اسم الكاتبة: عفاف البطاينة. لم أكن قد سمعت باسم هذه الكاتبة الأردنية سابقا. قرأت خلاصة القصة على الغلاف وقرّرت شراءها. لفت انتباهي أنّ الرواية غير متوفّرة في أي ركن أردني مشارك في معرض الكتاب وأنّها لاتباع إلاّ في هذا الركن اللبناني، وعندما دقّقت النظر لاحظت أنّ دارالنشر […]

Victoria Omeish, a name that may ring no bell to so many, but to me this name is strongly attached to a lovely period of my life in Amman.
Omeish was a very active and inspiring figure in her career with Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTVC).
Ever since I came to Jordan by the age […]

“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 […]

More than 15 Jordanian artists will join forces on Nov. 23 in a memorial exhibition entitled “Erasing the Black Day,” to showcase their rejection and condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom.
“Erasing the Black Day is a gesture for our beloved country and shows the clear solidarity of Jordanian artists against terrorist attacks, […]