Jordan's Free Voices

Monday, July 14, 2008 - Posts

• AIDS patients and privacy

  I have been inspired to write this post by a group of AIDS patient with whom I have been working recently. They were telling me about the harsh consequences that have to go through on daily basis because they are not anonymous. But why are you not anonymous, Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 11:28 from Driven by Curiosity... | 0 Comments Filed under Wandering thoughts

• Back to Earth

  Wow things have been pretty hectic. In the past 6 weeks, a lot has happened, taking me off the face of the blogosphere. Near the end of May, I was looking for a favorite food . The next week, I got news of my father being in the hospital, thousands of Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 02:34 from CafeLulu | 0 Comments

• Divorce Warnings

  A new Kuwaiti study warns about the increase in cases of divorce in the country. The reasons given are men's sexual impotence, women's "frigidity," the "unvirginity" (is this even a word?) of the wife and homosexuality. The headline, however, mentions Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 02:01 from Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice | 0 Comments Filed under Arab women, gay Muslims

• Just TOO Much Fun & Aunt Jane’s Poetry

  We are having an AMAZING time out here in California, in spite of forest fires. Sis's ranch adventure has sent about 100 posts and pics flying through my head. Tahoe has already been too too too fun, we are on our way to the beach AGAIN. I leave you with Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 11:08 from my treasure | 0 Comments

• Philosophers' Carnival #73

  ... is here . I found the post on ' How Special Relativity Thwarts Eternalism (And More) ' especially interesting. Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 09:44 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments

• On Childhood in Jordan..

  According to a new study based on a sample of nearly 1000: At Home: -70 percent of children said they were insulted by their parents. -53 percent said they were hit. -34 percent said they were severely abused physically. At school: - 71 percent of children Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 07:06 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, Reform

• "Only You"

  powered by ODEO Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 07:03 from Improvisations: Arab Woman Progressive Voice | 0 Comments

• Love is a prayer

  It is there, in the cold of winter where I find your warmth We sit in a small room, me on a sofa, and you on another one with two cups of coffee stuck in our hands as if they have their own love story and their own history, and future both, moving in Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 05:41 from The Arab Observer | 0 Comments

• underpass/circle at the end of Mecca Street

  Having just written a blog about the waste of water at the new circle and underpass at the end of Mecca Street it was interesting to read the following letter in the Jordan Times. I spoke to the Head of the Traffic police and he said it is so difficult Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 05:24 from Jordan Journals | 0 Comments

• Book Fair, Art in an Old Village, and more this week!

  Tomorrow Tuesday July 15th , Amman’s International Book Fair will open at the Arab Community College, across the street from the Jordan University Hospital. Around 500 publishers are participating this year, local, regional, and international, with close Read More... Posted 14-07-2008 12:27 from Into the Wind | 0 Comments