Written By: Saleem Ayoub Quna
Reading the various commentaries and statements that were carried in the local media, in connection with changing the name of the art and culture festival from Jerash to Jordan, one would think that a major disaster has happened signaling the end of the world! Many self-acclaimed and other genuine intellectuals alike [...]

Popular Ammani-born female poet Suhair Hammad is starring in Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s first feature film Salt of this Sea (Le Sel De La Mer / Milh Hada Al-Bahar).
The film has been officially selected to the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard. Two talented and beautiful Arab women make Arab cinema history.
“Jacir’s film tells the [...]

As spring begins to take its course throughout the Kingdom, Jordanian bloggers have had a lot to talk about these past two weeks. HM Queen Rania has become a vlogger, after launching her own YouTube channel with a video that seeks to battle stereotypes that have plagued the Arab world. Global Voices covered the early [...]

Written by: Saleem Ayoub Quna Photography by Ogba Faraj
Jabal Luwiebdeh’s reputation as a quiet and peaceful residential neighborhood in the old part of Amman was heavily contested Saturday afternoon, March 8th, as more than 1500 people, mostly children and youth, took to its streets to mark the second anniversary of [...]

Pictures by Saleem Ayoub Quna
Author of “My Neighborhood”
Cultural Guide to Jabal Luwiebdeh

Under the Patronage of his Excellency Mayor of Amman
Mr. Omar Maani
Al Balad Theatre
is Proud to Host Poet
MAHMOUD DARWISH
For a book signing event to mark the launch of his book
THE Butterfly Effect
On Saturday 23/2/2008
From 6:30 to 8:30 pm
At Al Balad Theatre
Jabal Amman/ First Circle
Open invitation to the public
Copies of the book will be available at the [...]

Written By Saleem Ayoub Quna
Despite the police traffic efforts and advice, motorists using the Jerash-Amman highway still insist on flocking the site where more than 20 innocent people lost their lives and many others became permanently handicapped. This behaviour could be seen not only as an expression of curiousity , but may be, also as [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]