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Fadi Zaghmout فادي زغموت

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طفح الكيل – انتفضن ونحن خلفكن

أدمت الجريمة البشعة بحق فاطمة أبو عكيلك قلوبنا جميعاً. نساءً ورجالاً. فلا يوجد إنسان عاقل قادر على تقبّل هذه الجريمة. لا مبرر لها. لا يمكن لنا استيعابها. كذلك لا يمكننا أن ننكر البعد الاجتماعي والثقافي الممهد لحصولها. ولا يجوز غض البصر عن استفحال الذكورية في مجتمعنا ووصولها إلى درجة الإجرام. انتفضت نساء الأردن أخيراً ومعهن…
A reward and punishment VR system – imagining the future Black Mirror style

The future might be both, beyond our wildest dreams, and so much familiar where it manifests many of our beliefs and traditions. With the exponential advancement of AI and technology, it would be near impossible to predict what is coming our way. But understanding the power of human beliefs and imaginations and how persistent it…
Joker – a wake up call for social justice

The Joker is in the back of my head as I come today to office. I greet the security guard and the office boy with a smile, and with a part of me that feels sad, reflecting on the emotions of Joaquin Phoenix who knew exactly how to portray the feelings of someone enduring social…
SI Leader Lab – Going back again after 11 years!

I am going back to Sweden in two weeks. This time participating as a coach in the Swedish Institute new leadership program “SI Leader Lab” which aims to connect gender equality advocates in South Asia, the MENA region and Sweden. I can’t be more excited to be part of this after 11 years of my…
7 years passed, still a best seller – Aroos Amman (The Bride of Amman)

Yesterday, an old time friend of mine, took a photo for “Aroos Amman” (The Bride of Amman” that shows the book in the best selling section of DNA Lifestyle Store in Al Abdali Mall. I was happy to receive the photo and rushed to share it on all of my social media channels. The fact…
doodle by fido and mlabbas bringing you a line of custom cute kids tshirts

Anyone been with me in a meeting or workshop or any training must have seen me doodling on a paper or a napkin. It has been a long time habit that I love. Just give me a paper and a pen and you’ll see me coming up with different weird shapes topped with dotted eyes,…
Random big thoughts

Sometimes I wish I have the time and expertise to change fields completely, study science, math and physics in depth and contribute to the human knowledge in a way or another. Unfortunately, that will remain a dream for me for the time, and maybe forever, I don’t know. But it doesn’t prevent me from reading…
فادي زغموت مع سهى النجار في البرنامج الإذاعي على الطريق

يمكنكم الآن مشاهدة مقابلتي الإذاعية مع المذيعة الرائعة سهى النجار في برنامج على الطريق على قناة مزاج إف إم والتي أجريتها في آذار الماضي. فرحت جداً بلقاء سهى شخصيّاً واستمتعت بالحديث معها، فهي فعلاً محاورة ممتازة وبرنامجها ممتع. تطرّقنا في اللقاء إلى أسباب منع رواية ليلى والحمل في الأردن وكذلك تحدّثنا عن رواية عروس عمان…
Haya: On Netflix’s Bonding and Laila and the Lamb

Hello people!Have you missed me? I am sure you did. And I am talking to those who were following this blog years backLike in 2007! (omg feels like ages ago)Those who know that The Observer is not the only author hereAnd that I am the infamous “Haya” have actually contributed more engaging and exciting content…
“Such a strong one of a kind novel” a new review and 5 stars rating for Laila wal Hamal

It makes me happy to get such feedback on my latest book “Laila wal Hamal”, especially when it comes from a Jordanian woman. Hiba Roza posted this new review on the book’s good reads page today. Such a strong one of a kind novel, I personally was searching far too long for any work of…