Over the past week, many people have speculated that the recent rain floods in Amman were the result of the unusually heavy rainfall. Others have hypothesized that it is in fact the drastic increase in the city’s population. Meanwhile, the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), and a few other authorities, depended on similar arguments, attributing the […]
Contributors, Urbanized
In the week that has followed the 45 minute rain storm that flooded Amman, check cialis buy cialis Jordanians have continued to express their frustrations with the catastrophic event that claimed four lives and left a debris of damage in its wake. Much of that frustration stems from the various government reactions and defensive arguments […]
Society
Ten years ago today, I took what felt like the longest bus ride of my life. Somewhere over the Atlantic ocean, my parents were on a plane heading from Amman to Toronto where I was finishing my studies, and in anticipation, I spent most of that morning refreshing a webpage tracking the plane’s movement. As the […]
Commentary
We’ve grown used to injustice in this country. We’ve grown accustomed to remaining relatively silent for the sake of not rocking the boat. From bad laws, policies, scandals, whatever – we’ve become anesthetized; satisfied with living out our lives in this Kingdom as best we can, taking small steps forward as we move with our […]
Commentary, Jordan, Politics
“Say not in grief that she is no more, but say in thankfulness that she was. A death is not the extinguishing of a light, but the putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come.” – Tagore Today, I learned that both Soraya and her sister Jumana have left this world. I don’t know the details but the […]
Jordan
The past few days (if not weeks) have seen incredibly erratic weather hit Jordan, and much of the region. This week, Amman has been covered in dust from sandstorms, while today the rain came pouring down creating flash floods. From traffic jams, building collapses, tragic losses of life, flooded tunnels, police rescues, and even memes, […]
Environment, Jordan
Words By: Amjad Yamin* Fareed is one of the thousands of Syrians who decided to move from one refugee camp to another across continents, help plunge into the unknown and risk his life for a promise of a better future for his children. The first time Fareed* thought of leaving Daraa, Syria was at the […]
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