Ramadan is coming to an end and it’s Eid week, with the official holiday from Tuesday to Friday. All of us here at 7iber wish you a blessed Eid and an enjoyable break. For our arts and culture agenda, it’s a very short week (read: two days). You can still check out Amman’s Citadel Nights, [...]

We’re in the last 10 days of Ramadan, and you have 10 days to enjoy the Citadel nights, with their souk, café, and classical Arabic music every night. This week’s schedule includes Macadi Nahhas, Atallah Hindaileh (who does a great job covering Abdel Halim Hafez songs), Bayt Al Ruwwad, and others. Be sure to also [...]

This week’s the Royal Film Commission presents the Arab Film Week – featuring a selection of recently-made Arab narrative feature films from Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Lebanon. The Citadel Nights continue every night after Iftar until 2:00 am, with local food, a souk, and live shows of classical Arabic music, all with a breathtaking [...]

Amman’s Citadel comes to life this Ramadan with Citadel Nights, featuring traditional dishes , storytelling, folklore and music, an authentic Souk and a celebration of classical Arabic music every night, overlooking a breathtaking panoramic view of the city. This week’s concert schedule includes Bayt Al-Ruwwad, Omar Faqir, Iraqi Maqam, and others. Jerash Festival’s Ramadan evenings [...]

The Jerash Festival continues to be the highlight of the month; this week it features Omar Khayrat, Le Trio Jubran, Wust El Balad, dance performances, poetry readings, theater, and a lot more. (More info here). The Royal Film Commission is screening 18 Days, a collection of short fiction films on the Egyptian revolution, in the [...]

The Jerash Festival kicks off this week after a three-year absence. Rum – Tareq Al-Nasser group are performing on the opening night on Wednesday, and this week’s schedule includes Arabic pop concerts by Milhem Barakat, Nabil Shu’ail, and George Wassouf, dance performances from China, Spain, and Turkey, as well as plays and poetry evenings. (For [...]

Music events dominate Amman’s arts and culture agenda this week, with some great concerts scheduled every single day. After a week of very successful and eclectic shows, Al Balad Music Festival concludes tonight with a performance by French/Algerian musician Suad Massi at the Roman Amphitheater. Word has it tickets are almost out. Dozan wa Awtar [...]

This week’s agenda is packed with great events. The highlight is Al Balad Music Festival, which kicks off tomorrow and features an exciting group of musicians from Jordan and the region. The festival opens with Oumaima Al-Khalil at the Roman Amphitheater, and closes next Sunday with Algerian/French musician Suad Massi. It includes concerts by Rayan [...]

رصد حبر “أتفق مع تطلعات الملك في رؤيته لبيئة سياسية ذات ثلاثة أو أربع أحزاب رئيسية في الأردن، إلا أنني أعارض أن يكون هذا شرطا ًأساسيا ً للتحرك نحو الديمقراطية” كان هذا تعليق نسيم على ما أشار له الملك عبد الله الثاني في مقابلته للواشنطن بوست بالنسبة للخطوات التي يجب على الأردن أن يتخذها ليثبت [...]

Film and music lovers have a busy week ahead. The Franco-Arab Film Festival kicked off yesterday and includes a great selection of francophone and Arab narrative, documentary, and short films screening at the Hussein Cultural Center and the Royal Film Commission. The festival includes a special event on the occasion of World Music Day celebrations [...]