Jordan's Free Voices

Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - Posts

• Women can't participate in funerals?

  Why can't women participate in funerals in Jordan? I don't know if this is a religious issue or another social unjust norm. I understand that most women wouldn't like to go to the grave site and see their loved ones burried under the ground, men don't Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 11:47 from The Arab Observer | 0 Comments

• Quick stumbled links.

  Brilliant photo Demystifying D-SLR Sensor Cleaning Interesting pictures JavaScript time How to properly hug a baby Tibetan Portrait Some Useful Condescending Phrases General Fiction Human Statue of Liberty Technorati Tags: tibetan portrait, statue of Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 11:09 from Jad's thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Geeky life, photo, statue of liberty, tibetan portrait, phrases, slr

• Labor Under Occupation

  Another Palestinian woman gives birth at an Israeli checkpoint : " The woman's husband, Ashraf Sidir said the soldiers would not allow the ambulance to pass even though the[y] could hear his wife's screaming from the contractions." He's wrong, of course. Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 08:18 from Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice | 0 Comments Filed under Israeli occupation, Palestinian women

• Silencing in the Name of Religion

  The Libyan writer Wafa' bou Issa defends herself against a campaign directed at her novel Hunger Has Other Faces . She's being accused of rejecting Islam and proselytizing for Christianity, among other things. In fact, the list of transgressions against Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 07:06 from Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice | 0 Comments Filed under censorship, Arab women writers

• Giuliani To Run For President Of 9/11

  Giuliani To Run For President Of 9/11 NEW YORK—Supporters of the former mayor praised Giuliani for his "early and unwavering commitment" to 9/11 .onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;border: 4px solid rgb(65, 160, 65);border-width: 4px Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 04:09 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments

• فض اعتصام "حملة لا لرفع الاسعار" بالقوة

  Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 02:36 from Jordanian Issues | 0 Comments

• Is this

  cool or what? well at least it is to me. he he p.s: the architect is called Liebeskind Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 01:41 from Arabesque Rhapsody | 0 Comments

• Potholes…

  Every single day I try to remind myself of the scattered potholes all over Butterfield road...but everyday I sink into at least 5 deep ones... Should I start driving on the sidewalk to avoid them?! I hate hate hate hate potholes... What the hell is wrong Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 01:41 from Iman's | 0 Comments

• Questler: Aiding Your Quest for Knowledge

  I failed a subject when I was in the fourth grade because I was not a good listener, I could never get myself to concentrate on what the teachers said. It was gibberish that would fly right over my head. It didn’t help that in the Arab world, teachers Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 01:41 from And Far Away | 0 Comments

• Religion and Politics

  Why would you vote for a president who has a different religion than you? If you are certain of the rightness of your own beliefs, and equally certain of the wrongness of a presidential candidate’s belief, that proves the candidate... Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 07:40 from The Dilbert Blog | 0 Comments Filed under General Nonsense

• الغلاء ... يا فرحة ما تمت

  Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 06:57 from Jordanian Issues | 0 Comments

• I Want YOUR Opinion

  Lately, I have been having a presistent urge to change how I write and/or what I write about. I am a mercurial person; meaning I change a lot, in personality, style, and moods. That’s probably why I love costumes and roleplaying and chameleons. Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 05:13 from Tololy's Box | 0 Comments Filed under Metablog

• In Honor of Fouad: 10 minutes silience

  Technorati Tags: humble estimation, ensuring that everyone, political spectrum, derogatory terms, personal freedom, important decisions, freedom of speech, grave concern, free speech, erosion, incumbent, bloggers, pride, conflict, newspapers, iraq Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 04:24 from Jad's thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Freedom of Speech, Iraq, Geeky life, free speech, Bloggers, conflict, political spectrum, grave concern, derogatory terms, humble estimation, pride, important decisions, personal freedom, incumbent, erosion, newspapers, ensuring that everyone

• From Beirut To Bahrain

  The time is getting closer to the first part of our move. My husband and I are leaving Beirut in the next couple of days to Manama for a house hunting trip. I am so looking forward to this part of the move. It is exciting and fun although tiring in a Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 02:04 from Life Thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Thoughts, Lebanon, Video Clip, Beirut, Sad, True Feelings, Bahrain, Manama

• No Comment!!!

  Do you still wonder why Amman is the most expensive capital in the Arab World??? Read More... Posted 08-01-2008 12:32 from Mind | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, Middle East, Craziness, Amman, Community