· September, 2009

Stories about Jordan from September, 2009

MENA: Thanks “Khawater” from Japan

Television viewers across the Arab world were in for a treat this Ramadan, with the airing of a special programme on Japan. In its fifth season, Khawater (Thoughts) visited Japan, where a young Saudi preacher Ahmed Al Shugairy explained the Japanese success story to Arab and Muslim viewers. Here are some blogger reactions to the one month show.

22 September 2009

Jordan: Migratory Birds over Amman

While driving, Jordanian blogger Naseem Tarawnah “noticed a swarm of birds, possibly the largest I’ve ever seen in Jordan, swooping by.” He had his camera with him and here‘s the...

8 September 2009

Jordan: Maktoob's Rise

Jordanian site Jazarah discusses the development of Arabic site Maktoob in this post. “Yahoo! and Maktoob officially announced the acquisition of maktoob.com, the largest Arabic website, by the international giant...

2 September 2009

Jordan: Making Lists

Do you make lists to determine the direction of your life? Tololy, from Jordan, shares her experience with making lists in this post.

2 September 2009