From Kabobfest.
Written by Emily
In a new Jordan Times article, Hani Hazaimeh reports again that
According to DHAA officials, the complaints included ill-treatment by employers and being overworked, said Faouri, who believes the workers’ reasons for wanting to leave their posts were homesickness and cultural differences between Jordan and the Philippines.
The Jordan Times still fails to mention [...]

Pictures courtesy Sundance FF
Written by Ramsey Tesdell
PARK CITY, UTAH - I didn’t know what to expect as I walked out of the soft snow and into the ticket tent at the Holiday Cinema complex. I was shocked to see that in addition to the ticketed folks, there was another line for those trying to get [...]

Written by Ramsey Tesdell
UPDATE - Captain Abu Raed wins the World Cinema Audience Award, and Recycle wins the World Cinema Cinematography Award. Congrats to both films!
More pictures of the cast and director here.
PARK CITY, UTAH - Many words have been written about Amin Matalqa’s Captain Abu Raed. With all the words written, all the interviews [...]

[ January 31, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
Quand l’Orient se marie avec l’Occitanie
Concert de musiques traditionnelles avec les frères Khatib, Laurence Couanon & Jean-Marie Nozerand.
At the Royal Cultural Center in Sports City. Information here.

[ February 18, 2008; 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Re-opening Blue Fig’s monthly gigs, Ruba Saqr will sing her originals in a trio of sounds at Blue Fig this Feb.

Songs include pieces from her upcoming debut album (Law Kan ‘Andi Matar ~ If Rain was Mine), with new improvisations from the soul.

Ruba Saqr, 2007 UNESCO music prize winner, will be accompanied by Avo on [...]

[ January 29, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] at the Royal Cultural Centre

Competing bands include Jadal, Salam. Zaid Hamarneh & Vengo

With guest artist Hani Mitwasi.

Sponsored by JO Magazine, French Cultural Center, Orange, OrangeRed

For more information contact Karen or here

Photo: Mahmoud al Massad taking questions at a showing of his film Recycle.
PARK CITY, UTAH - Alright folks, Ramsey here. I’ve made the trip to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. In the coming days, I’ll be posting reviews of the two Jordanian Films – Recycle and Captain Abu Raed, pictures, and reactions [...]

Written By: Ola Eliwat
“This weather loves hot chocolate with marshmallows!” That was the message I sent my friend as I sat in the car waiting for my father, cuddled up in the warmest clothes I have and yet feeling my feet freezing.
Drifted away in thoughts, I was brought back to reality by the sight of [...]

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah
As the Israeli onslaught in Gaza continues this week, the death toll continues to climb. With many of the dead being civilians and the European Union labeling the Israeli offensive as ‘collective punishment’, the situation has not sat well with Jordanian bloggers. Here’s what they had to say in the past few [...]

[ January 21, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]

Jehad Al-Ameri, a visual artist, is presenting his work at Lines Gallery in Jebel Amman. The opening is on Monday 21 January 2008 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The exhibition will continue through 21 February 2008.

If you are an artist, make a wish.
Makan is compiling an artist wish list 2008.
Send your wish with the following information to Makan.
Who knows, your wish might come true.
[Editor's note: Sounds like Makan has a grant to fund some art projects in the coming year. If I was an artist, I'd submit my idea.]