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Is Masculinity/Femininety innate need or socially imposed treat?
It puzzles me how much people are willing to go in order to maintain their outer figure to comply with what the majority of other people think to be attractive. Things get even more complicated when they are related to masculinity/femininity and their role in forming society expectations while at the same time being rules…
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Jordanian Women and Marriage, again!
On the wedding, I will put a note on my forehead addressing anyone telling me 3o2balek (wishing me to get married next) *Kos Okhtak* (an arabic very humilating insult that means literally “your sister’s pussy” with a hidden meaning of fuck your sister) That was what she said before her younger brother’s wedding. The 100…
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The origin of Devils and Humans nature
I have always believed in the goodness of human beings, and always fought those who claim that some of us are just purely evil. We usually like to demonize each other, which is something that comes out of us because of our fear on ourselves rather than hatred for those who we don’t know much.…
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My first demonstration and tear bombs!
A couple of years ago, while the Israeli forces where surrounding the Palestinian President – Yasser Arafat at that time – and all the other Palesitnian officials in their offices in Ramallah, the Arabic media were all at rage for what they percieved as another Israeli violation for the Palestinian authority and people. Here in…
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Jordan can be a target for Gay pilgrimage
Tourism is one of the major sectors the goverment of Jordan is concentrating on in order to help the devlopment of the economy in this country. A country that has very few natural resources, and where it’s main asset lies in it is people. Same-sex tourism is booming around the world. Nearly 10% of the…
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Envying old people
What a wonderful weekend! Me and my friend had a special offer at Kempinski hotel Dead Sea. The hotel is amazing, very luxurious with a sense of modern spa combined with an old Iraqi civilization theme. The best part is that I was able to RELAX! After a long week working, banging my head with…
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Adam and Eve: Challenging God?
The old story says that God punished Adam and Eve for disobeying him, threw them out of heavens, and cursed them for a painful life on earth. It goes on to explain that our life on earth is just another test where people who do good would be granted heaven when they die, and those…
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My Mother Palestine is dying
It is saddening meIt hurts me like it has always doesIt hurts me to see you struggling with your painIt hurts me to see you struggling with your wounds Those wounds that are getting bigger every dayand more painful every minute Like any other helpless sonWatching his mother struggling with her pain for agesOn TV,…
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What is harsher? reality or imagination?
Back to the infinity bug and being in a philosophical mood. Realizing that everything can have two sides: being infinite and finite at the same time. Knowing that I can address the infinit aspect of my own imagination. I decided to share it with you. I am sure that some of it may have crossed…
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My 10 simple pleasures
RedRose has tagged me to list 10 of my simple pleasures in life. Thank you RedRose for the tag. When I think about simple pleasures, it strikes me to figure out that the most pleasuring things in life are physical, like eating, sleeping, and having sex, but I will try here to list a personalised…