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The Dark Side of the Spoon is a comic strip created, written and penciled by Mike V. Derderian, and inked and colored by Waleed Qutteineh. The first official episode appeared in U Men’s August 2009 issue—Thank you Shirene. It follows the lives of Mako, a Mako shark with amphibian abilities and the appetite of—duh—a shark, [...]
Music is the highlight of this week in Amman – so many concerts and gigs taking place. A group of local artists and musicians put together an event titled “Exit to School” to support the children of Gaza, and saturday’s show features performances by al-Hannouneh group, Autostrad, Tareq Al-Jundi, Sahar Khalifeh, Arabic rappers Samm and [...]
Photostory by Rami Arafat. Three kids pose for the camera in front of their house in Jabal Amman ثلاثة أولاد يتصورون أمام منزلهم في جبل عمَان.
The Dark Side of the Spoon is a comic strip created, written and penciled by Mike V. Derderian, and inked and colored by Waleed Qutteineh. The first official episode appeared in U Men’s August 2009 issue—Thank you Shirene. It follows the lives of Mako, a Mako shark with amphibian abilities and the appetite of—duh—a shark, [...]
This week’s highlights are two interesting documentaries: the first is “As the Poet Said,” which premiered last month at the Dubai Film Festival and which takes viewers on a journey through the life of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The second is “12 Angry Lebanese,” winner of First prize Muhr Arab Award – Documentaries. The [...]
In commemoration of the war on Gaza, the Royal Film Commission is screening a collection of excellent films on Gaza for three days starting today. Films include the documentary “The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall” which recounts the true story of the shooting of the young British photojournalism student and activist, Thomas Hurndall, in the Gaza [...]
From Conversation to Action Where technology, media and culture meet. As 2010 begins, we look back on how the arab “blogosphere” has evolved and matured over the past year. Words by Ramsey Tesdell. Powered by JO.JO IT’S BEEN AN INTERESTING year for bloggers everywhere, but particularly in the Arab world. The past year has seen [...]
