“(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) YouTube™, the leading online video community for people to discover, watch, and share originally created videos, today announced that Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan will be the premier recipient of the YouTube Visionary Award. Her Majesty will accept this honor in recognition of her [...]
Migration ist nicht eigentlich einfach: das Bewusstsein einer vielseitigen kulturellen Identität, das Gefühl der Zerrissenheit zwischen der alten und der neuen Heimat, die Sorge um die Zukunft der Kinder sind zum Beispiel Fragen, die Migrantinnen der unterschiedlichsten Hintergründe betreffen. Es gibt viele Schwierigkeiten, die Migrantinnen erfahren, ohne die Möglichkeit zu haben, ihre Gefühle zu äußern. [...]
I’ve always believed that beauty has no rules, limits, or standards. Beauty, I strongly believe, is a matter of taste. There is no such things as “beauty idols”, or “steps to beauty”, or anything of the kind. Whoever may look beautiful in the eyes of someone, might look normal, or even ugly in the eyes [...]
“Tolerance means accepting differences, not forcing a uniform” _ a Muslim reporter defending the right of Muslim women to wear Hijab in non-Muslim countries.
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 التي تولّت [...]
The Arab world is witnessing a wave of attacks pointed specifically to famous women in the Arab world who wore the Islamic veil in the middle of their blooming careers as movie stars, media representatives or singers. The wave got specifically stronger following the decision of 2 Egyptian movie stars to wear the Islamic veil: [...]
I believe many of you are already aware of the LBC’s reality show: Mission Fashion. A competition between young Arab designers as well as Arab models, all under the supervision of the extremely talented Lebanese Designer Elie Saab and a group of professionals. Now I must admit I’m no big fan of reality TV. But [...]
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 [...]
CODEPINK is a peace and social justice movement initiated by a group of American women for one single reason: “waging” peace. Their goal is to stop war in Iraq, and prevent any new wars that may take place. Instead of using violence and spreading destruction, CODEPINK calls for policies based on compassion, kindness and a [...]
“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 [...]
