This is a photo essay taken on a typical “service” bus one Saturday morning in Amman; from Ras Al-Ain to 8th circle. The traffic was light and commuters were few. Photography by Nadjib Aktouf. The photostory was produced during a 7iber photography meetup. If you are interested in joining future events, please send meetups [at] 7iber [dot] com and email.

بقلم محمد شما

في إحدى الشوارع المتاخمة لوسط البلد والمطلة لبقعة جغرافية تاريخية هامة، برز فيه مؤخرا نشاطا غير متوقعا لـ5 داعرات.
وهذا الشارع اعتدت الذهاب إليه من حين إلى آخر لأجل الالتقاء بمجوعة من التجار والمواطنين الذين باتوا يشكلون لي مصدرا لأخباري، وهذا الشارع وبعيدا عنهم وجدت فيه ما لا تتوقعه الأعين.
فتلك النسوة، يبدو عليهن ملامح الإرهاق من كثر المشي في …

Wearing a headscarf, I do not feel militant, oppressed or ignorant; quite the contrary, I feel honored, proud and strong to be resembling the noblest of women in history, from Mary the Mother of Jesus to Fatima, the lady of all the women of the world

But to many Jordanians, Amman is the city, where they were born and raised, where their lives thrive, and their stories are exchanged and written.

By Rima Saifi and Maha Amro
Zaina Daccache, or “Abu Ali“ as the inmates of Roumeih prison called her, is an energetic lady in her early thirties, a director from lebanon and a licensed drama therapist who is best known for her role in the satire political TV program “Bass Mat Watan.”
Her film “12 Angry Lebanese – the documentary” recently won …

بقلم يارا شعبان
يا لنا من تعساء، نُودِع بعضاً من أنفسنا في دموع من نحب، ومهما أدركنا أن الموت زائر لا محالة، فإن هبوبه ما يزال يأخذ من أفئدتنا قطعته المفضلة. ويبقى الزمن هو العدو والصديق معاً، نحاربه ونصلي من أجله.
ننتظر الآن الزيارة الأخيرة، زيارة البيت هي بروتوكول عائلي حسب ما شهدت. جميع الرجال والنساء هم من الدائرة العائلية المقربة. الرجال …

Written by: Mohanned
Oh what a mess! The first couple of months for the “new” government have been anything but a calm sail!
The absence of the parliament shifted all the eyes and, more importantly, fingers towards the appointed government. Soon, I expect, fingers will be pointing higher, albeit indirectly.
The existence of a futile parliament similar to the “dissolved” one is …

Words By: Mohanned
“Jordan is playing politics with the basic rights of thousands of its citizens, Officials are denying entire families the ability to lead normal lives with the sense of security that most citizens of a country take for granted.”
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Those people are human. Politicians sometimes tend to forget that and speak of them as mere numbers. They view people …

A letter inspired by His Majesty’s interview with Fareed Zakaria at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
To whom it may concern,
In Jordan, during the last ten years, there has been a pattern of governing. Sadly this pattern, I think, has become so ingrained in the system that it can no longer be seen or identified; it has become a part …

بقلم لينا شنّك
من أيام المدرسة، تحديدا من صف تاسع و طالع، بديت احس انه عندي رسالة، عندي رأي و انوه بتأثر بالناس حوالي وبدي اوصل صوتهم. كنت اتخيل انو رح اصير كاتبة قبل ما اصير اميل للصحافة كتير اكتر، بس كنت اتخيل انه الي مستقبل بهاد المجال و انو رح اوصل على مسرح، رح آخد جائزة و رح يكونوا اهلي …