• "harmful to the dignity of the state"

    “harmful to the dignity of the state” Are you kidding me? A critic of Jordan’s royal family was sentenced to two years in jail on Tuesday for sending e-mails abroad that the court ruled to be carrying “false news” and harmful to the dignity of the state. While I hate what this guy Ahmad Oweidi…

  • Parents should start kicking out their kids at 18

    How much a social single behaviour can affect the whole economy of a country at large along with every single family income and expenses practices? This is not about mocking the west blindly or trying to inject some social foreign behaviour in our own society that defies our culture and tradition. It is just a…

  • Change my family name!

    Is it easy to change your family name in Jordan?Before bashing meYou don’t have to change yoursI am talking about myselfand other people who would like to change theirsas I know how much people in this country are pround of their family namesThey build their identity..Their safety..Their relationships with others..Their job potential..Values… For instance, if…

  • I wish I am a bear!

    I hate winter! Wish I am a bear so that to sleep the whole winter! Long winter sleep As winter draws near, bears eat almost continuously to stock up for a long winter sleep. Safe in a cave or hole, the bear will sleep from October until March or April. Neyyalhom! They just enjoy spring…

  • عربي انا اخشيني

    لم يكن على بال المطرب اللبناني يورقي مرقدي ان العالم سيسمع كلمات اغنيته عندما اطلفها للعالم العربي قبل عدة اعوام. و في الناحية الأخرى, لم يخطر على بالنا نحن الشعوب العربية ان ترديدنا في فخر الأغنية ذات الطابع الرومانسي بشيء من الفخر في عرقنا العربي -عربي أنا – بأن العالم سيسمع ترديدنا على شاكلة الكتاب…

  • The real universe…

    No Matter how vast, dark,cold, and lifeless the universe sounds… I can always open my eyes and see the light, beauty, life and love in mine. The Arab Observer

  • Boycott places with cover charge

    I understand that Jordanian cafes and Pubs have to make profit of their business, but lately and especially in Ramadan they are becoming more greedy. They are using the social wake up of people in Ramadan because of the shorter work hours to gain more money by subjecting us to pay cover charge for no…

  • Legalizing begging

    It seems that the GAM campaign on Jordanian beggars is still active and in fact escalating. A week ago, Al Ra’e newspaper published a picture of a big house in Amman which it claimed to belong to a group of beggars that were able to build this house from the money they collected from people…

  • Appreciation of life

    Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. Buddha Thank you Hayat for…

  • My flu and the doctor

    I feel numb, dizzy and blurred.But I feel also calmness, surrenderess and love. A combination of a flu, computer screen, and lack of work effect. Having to come to work because IT IS JUST a flu –> need to go to a DrNot being able to stay home because I HAVE to get a medical…