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A Jordanian court has ruled that Internet sites should adhere to the print & publications(Media) laws that governs the work of print media. As a consequence all the penalties that are extended by this law will be applicable to anyone that is posting anything on the internet.
The reasoning for this stems [...]

Mr. Abdul Mouti Bayoumi didn’t find it enough to condone genital mutilation, and he didn’t feel the threat of death is enough of a deterrent for an adulteress so he had to soil the situation even further by asking for the death penalty for people who import female virginity faking kit.
Now step back a bit [...]

Still haven’t fully processed the idea, but to some extent I think the idea of limiting the population is not because the whole earth won’t be able to provide for its population. It is the problem that in current circumstances the chance of over consumption and providing for the population through national resources is a [...]

Are things quiet now ? well they shouldn’t be.
About a week ago or so there was a campaign by kinzi to send letters, messages, and write posts denouncing “honor” killings.
As usual, I didn’t participate (atleast not visibly) but i like to observer and think about what was said, suggested, and how things transpired afterward. One [...]

It’s counter productive to be defensive, and it’s a hard thing to change some one’s opinion in a single discussion. The act of changing ones opinion takes patience and opportunity. So even such a campaign can have some good out of it, even in the pointlessness of it all. It was yet another opportunity of [...]

This the obligatory – not really- post about everything that caught my eye since the last post or in this case i preferred to not discuss until things were a bit more quit.
So since the end of last year, the main topic on everyone’s mouth is Gaza. while i didn’t have the energy or the [...]

Well during the eid, since I had to stay in town for the holidays because the schedules didn’t quite align I decided to take it easy. So on one of those nice days we decided to head down to Ma’in, the hot springs that are touted as the best kept secret of jordan. Now I [...]

I have been noticing a trend in Jordan regarding the news, they have been making an attempt to reclaim their “place” as the protectors of morality.
News Like the closing down of restaurants and cafe serving food and drinks in Ramadan, for example Books@cafe, and also news like that of Islam Samhan who has been proclaim [...]