Written by MARY ANN ZEHR with contributions from YASMINE MOUSA AMMAN – Omar Al-Hmoud gets frustrated when Iraqi parents tell him they haven’t enrolled their children in Jordanian schools because they soon expect to be resettled in another country. The deputy country director for Mercy Corps, an international nonprofit organization that provides aid to displaced [...]

Written By Ahmad Humeid from 360east.com FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a partner in TootCorp, creator of ikbis.com. Before we start talking about the “failure” of Arab web 2.0, let us first admit that the Arab world is still stuck in web 0.5 and has not even reached web 1.0. By global standards, web 1.0 encompasses [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]