Words & Video: Naseem Tarawnah
In one of many protests that were held yesterday almost moments after of victims in Gaza began airing on television, hundreds of young protesters took to the streets of Amman’s Shmisani district, originating from Professional Associations Complex. It was almost by mere coincidence that I came upon the march, as the [...]

Photo Courtesy of Samah Arafat
Bani Hamida,  Madaba
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Words & Multimedia By: Naseem Tarawnah

Some of the most remarkable scenes have emerged on the streets of Amman these past 48 hours. Word that gas stations were refusing to sell their fuel supplies began to spread on Saturday and gained momentum as the work week began Sunday morning. By 5pm drive-home traffic time, some of [...]

Wadi Rum
Photo Courtesy of Alan Holden

Written By: Tala Bassam Momani
I’ve always been passionate about showing people around Jordan’s nature spots and leading them to countless little-unknown gorges and valleys. Wadi Ibn Hammad is one of my favourite destinations and it was there that I discovered how important it is to be dressed appropriately!
That day I was guiding a group of [...]

Photo By: Francisco Martins

Written By: Ola Eliwat
“She was in the car with him when her brother caught her in the act.”
“I’m not assuming anything, but it’s obvious there’s something wrong about her.”
“She had it coming, if you ask me! I always sensed she was hiding something.”
Many times we hear things like this, from neighbors, friends, relatives or even [...]

7iberDotCom - In a story a few weeks ago entitled, A Different Kind of Jihad, 7iber reported that the climber Mostafa Salameh successfully reached Everest on his third attempt and became the first Jordanian to climb Everest and narrowly missing out on becoming the first Arab to climb the mountain. In that article, he discussed [...]

Words & Photos: Naseem Tarawnah

It starts with an idea. A blogger who emails another, who emails a friend, and before you know it, you have an online campaign spreading through the local blogosphere and social networking sites. Some might call it online activism coming alive, but at the end of the day, it took less [...]

Pigeons in the Sky

A few weeks ago, the 7iber crew met up with a few brilliant young residents of Jabal Al-Ashrafyah, who, in the absence of any official help from their City, had taken up the task of cleaning up their streets. Last Thursday, the 7iber crew went back to the Jabal to see what had changed since [...]

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah
As I write this, I am overcome with a surge of sadness that has not resonated in my heart for quite a long time. For as I write this, the great Arab poet, Mahmoud Darwish, one of my personal heroes, is being laid to rest in Ramallah; mind you, not his village [...]