Monthly Archives: April 2009
Bagazdering bil 3arabi
Lately a couple friends and I have had some hilarity over our bad Arabic. While ‘camping’ in Gilead with some other foreigners, I told the friend organizing our group that our toilet was leaking and I needed a ‘shatta’ to … Continue reading
Filed under friends, hayk, life, relationships, silliness
Get Yer Face Outta My Car
Oh, this just creeped me out today. Pull up to a stop light and immediately guys selling flowers, toys (or hot water bottles) run up and attempt to sell their wares. I smile, say no, and look straight ahead (I … Continue reading
Wanna Change Jordan? Grab Your Sibling & Have Dad Cough It Up
Sa7bit blogger Umm Farouq has done more than just complain about the state of affairs in Jordan. Stacy Cairns Abdein has actually organized a conference to facilitate change at a strategic level: TEEN-AGERS. She has already revolutionized literacy in the … Continue reading
Filed under events, jordan, kid's issues, life
Gospel of Luke Done in Arabic Calligraphy
Muslim calligrapher Yasser Abu Saymeh has dedicated the past two months to Christian art, writing the Gospel of Luke in ornate Arabic script to be presented to Pope Benedict XVI when the Roman Catholic leader visits the Holy Land next … Continue reading
Filed under faith, jordan, Regional Issues
Ahmad Humeid on CEDAW – Bravo
I could not believe my eyes when I read this today in the Jordan Times. It prompted a bit of despair that things will ever change for women in Jordan. I was very happy to read Ahmad Humeid’s post on … Continue reading
Filed under activism, Islam, kid's issues, nag, Regional Issues, relationships, women's issues
Clueing Into Destiny
Funny how one phone call can make such a difference. How good of God to barge into a quotidian life with a rush of supernatural adrenaline at the moment you don’t even know you need it. Lessons learned at the … Continue reading
Filed under faith, friends, kitchen, life, relationships, women's issues
Live First, Blog Later
Sorry for the lack of postings lately. Here are the bullet points of busy: * an AMAZING Easter! * Kounouz are home for Spring break * the Hub had a final paper due * we went ‘camping’ in Gilead * … Continue reading
Filed under life
Didja See Those Bloody Ajnabi Boys in Swefiyyeh Today?
What do foreign 14 year olds do for their birthday parties in Amman? Infiltrate Swefiyyeh as pirates in search of treasure on a scavenger hunt, that’s what. One very lively foreigner family of four boys comes up with the funnest … Continue reading
Filed under friends, jordan, kid's issues
Brown Uni Student Infiltrates LU to Expose, and Finds?
Reader Um Omar tipped me off to this story abou Kevin Roose Roose had transferred to the Virginia campus from Brown University in Providence, a famously liberal member of the Ivy League. His Liberty classmates knew about the switch, but … Continue reading
Filed under faith
Wanda’s Having a Sale!
Our kid’s school just decided to adopt a dress code, too many boys with jeans falling off their butts and too many girls with shirts too low, too tight and too high. It is BEYOND me how parents let their … Continue reading
Filed under family, friends, jordan, kid's issues, nag, Regional Issues, silliness
