“On This Earth”

We have on this earth what makes life worth living:
April’s hesitation,
the aroma of bread at dawn,
a woman’s point of view about men,
the works of Aeschylus,
the beginning of love,
grass on a stone,
mothers living on a flute’s sigh
and the invaders’ fear of memories.

We have on this earth what makes life worth living:
the final days of [...]

If you followed the news about Jordan’s high school exams (Tawjihi), you would have noticed that:

a. Girls have done much better than boys. The top marks are totally dominated by girls.
b. Public schools have outdone private schools.

A radical example is the story of Noura from Aqaba who came out as the top student in her [...]

Amman is definitely a city that has started a journey of self (re)discovery. A city that has exploded in all directions over the past decades, is finally finding time to look inwards again, to rediscover and celebrate its own urban heritage.

Yesterday it was time to celebrate one of [...]

On Wednesday night I attended Ruba Saqr, Zulaikha Aburisha and Zeina Azouqa’s “3 Women Only” performance at Al Hussein Park. Within the first ten minutes of the show, I was ready to “strangle” the three of them!

Ruba, one of Amman’s most talented, progressive and passionate musician, is someone I admire greatly. She is, with a [...]