Words By: Naseem Tarawnah This year, the Prophet Mohammad and Jesus (PBUT) share that rare […]
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Yahoo! Closes But Maktoob’s Legacy Continues Six Ways The Deal Helped Ignite The Region's Tech Ecosystem
Words By: Samih Toukan CoFounder of Maktoob, Souq and Jabbar Internet Group A few days ago, Yahoo! announced the closure of its Dubai office, its last office in the MENA region, making more than 50 people redundant. This is indeed sad news and one would have wished that Yahoo!Maktoob would grow and thrive in the […]
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How We Turned Away Sudanese Refugees Jordan's Decision To Deport Refugees Tarnishes A Legacy
Imagine yourself as a refugee – compelled to flee persecution, forced to flee the only homeland you’ve ever known. You come from a place where stories of brutality are the norm. A place where the characters in these stories are your friends, your neighbors, your family – all victims of mass murder, of rape, of […]
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Hussein Alazaat Puts Arabic Calligraphy In Your Wallet Pay Close Attention To That Dinar In Your Pocket.
To say Hussein Alazaat is passionate about Arabic calligraphy would be a terrible understatement. Scroll through his Twitter feed and you’ll find an eclectic mix of photos featuring vintage Arabic type from storefronts, children books, billboards and even sewer covers in Jordan, Kuwait and beyond. A senior designer at SYNTAX – a leading design and branding studio […]
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From Brussels With Love In The Aftermath Of The Paris Attacks, Europe Struggles To Understand What Comes Next.
Words By: Naseem Tarawnah Between the persistent rain and grey skies, Brussels is a gloomy place to be this week. Belgian military roams the streets in pairs, their camouflaged uniforms contrasting the tidy blue of the Capital’s police. On Friday night, the streets are filled with fervent conversations. The smell of Belgian beer permeates through […]
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Tales From Jordanians In Paris Stories From The Paris Attacks And The Morning After.
It is 10:17pm Paris time when I receive a message from a friend in Brussels: “You okay? Have you heard the news?” Somewhere also from Brussels, at least one car has arrived in Paris carrying men armed with ammunition and a willingness to kill. My small apartment is a 15-minute drive from the heart of […]
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Amman’s Infrastructure: 5 Things Worth Fixing Before Blaming It On Climate Change Civil Engineer, Anwar Majali, looks at how GAM can better utilize the current system.
Over the past week, many people have speculated that the recent rain floods in Amman were the result of the unusually heavy rainfall. Others have hypothesized that it is in fact the drastic increase in the city’s population. Meanwhile, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), and a few other authorities, depended on similar arguments, attributing the […]
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