Arab World Reacts to Jordan's Twittering Queen Rania
Region: Jordan
After her debut on YouTube, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan is now courting microblogging service Twitter, allowing the world to catch up with the 140-character messages of the self-described mum and wife “with a real cool day job.” One of Queen Rania's Tweets Not only is she giving us a sneak preview of her private life as a Queen and mother with messages like this and this [see image above], but h... more
Views: 2152Japan Dishes Out A Little Over Half A Billion Dollars To Host G8 Summit
Region: JordanIn preparation for the upcoming G8 summit taking place on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan, the government is dishing out some serious dough. I mean money wise and not the actual floury dough. The amount of money being dished out by Japan is very well into the five figures. In an article in The Times, the estimate is at 285 British Pounds. Keep in mind that The Times is based in London. However, you can run... more
Views: 1431Popular Arab Blog Has Near-Death Experience
Region: JordanPosed by Amira Al Hussaini for Global Voices Online Arab bloggers held their breath waiting for an announcement on the fate of popular Arab blog aggregator Dwwen. After a bit of uncertainty, the all clear was given and it is business as usual for the site which brings together Arab bloggers, writing posts in Arabic and English, under one roof. Site developer Jordanian blogger Tariq Abu Zaid announced that yesterday... more
Views: 1660AIDS - A Taboo in the Arab World
Region: Jordan
- by Amira Al Hussaini AIDS, the deadly acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is a taboo word in the Arab world. But the scary word has managed to crop up in many blog posts this week - from Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Bahrain and Yemen. Jordanian blogger Hareega, a doctor by profession, shares this ‘uncomfortable conversation' he has had with an acquaintance about his work at the HIV Aids cl... more
Views: 2006Jordan: What Do Our Children Read?
Region: Jordan
by Amira Al Hussaini “What do our children read?” is the question posed by Jordanian Batir Wardam (Ar), who finds himself pleading on behalf of a girl at a bookshop who wanted to buy a children's magazine against her nonchalant mother's wishes. While at a bookstore, Wardam tunes into a conversation a young girl was having with her mother: قبل فترة وبينما كنت أشتري مجموعة من ... more
Views: 1704Jordan: Royal Debut on YouTube
Region: Jordan
by Amira Al Hussaini Queen Rania of Jordan joins the ranks of YouTubers, much to to delight of Jordanian bloggers and vloggers around the Middle East. In a bid to break the stereotype, and engage in an international conversation, the video surfaced on YouTube yesterday with the following message: Queen Rania is launching her presence on YouTube with this exclusive video. Watch the clip to hear her message to YouTu... more
Views: 1107Jordan: Five Jordanian Journalists Jailed
Region: Jordan
by Amira Al Hussaini Five Jordanian journalists have been sentenced to three months in prison each, in two separate cases, for breaking the law in their country. Jordan's bloggers speak up against this latest crackdown on freedom of expression. According to the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, “two of Jordan's main daily newspapers, “Ad-Dustour” and “Al Arab Al Yawm”, were f... more
Views: 1582Finding the right spouse and the true love
Region: JordanI really think that 75% of success in life and love in the family depends on the woman, despite the fact that I may disturb some of them. But as far as I'm concerned, not so many women think of that. Let's be honest, the survival of the family is in the woman's hands. If she knew how to be happy, she will make everybody surrounding her happy as well. And since we are talking honestly, I have to say that nobody is happy... more
Views: 1604Smoking your life
Region: JordanFirst of all, I was a heavy smoker, smoking 32-37 cigarettes a day, which was something pretty much for a 32 lady. I hated everybody who used to give me advises about my health and all the "blah,blah" at that time. I was giving myself such a phenomenal philosophy regarding the cigarettes, by which I gave myself the excuse to kill what is left of my youth that is still not been damaged. My philosophy depended o... more
Views: 1348Queen Rania Named Most Famous Arab Video Blogger
Region: Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan has been named the most famous Arab video blogger on YouTube by Blogger Times, a blogging magazine run by Arab bloggers, following the success of a series of YouTube videos she launched to shake off stereotypes against Arabs. According to the article: تجلس الملكة رانيا العبد الله داخل مكتبها الفسيح في عمان بالأردن بينما تركز عليه... more
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