Month: June 2006
-
Arrest of IAF deputies and the demo in front of parliament: the right response?
I didn’t have the chance to write about the demonstration held on monday in front of parliament because work, and football at night, caught up with me (BTW: I have only watched 3 games so far). In a number of ways, the demonstration was disappointing. Although I found myself agreeing with a lot of the…
-
Sit-in to support of the Amman bombing victims TODAY, MONDAY 11 AM in front of parliament
I have just read on Batir’s blog, that a-sit in will be held by the relatives of Amman bombing victims will be held today Monday at 11 am, to protest the ‘pro Zarqawi’ behavior of the four Islamic Action Front deputies. Be there.. Read these related posts on 360east: Arrest of IAF deputies and the…
-
A public moral stance against the Islamic Action Front deputies is needed
No anger for Palestine, Iraq and no feeling of oppression or humiliation and no ‘jihad’ justifies the killing of 60 people in Amman’s hotels last year. The public stance of the three IAF deputies in mourning and praising Zarqawi is shameful. What kind of society will we live in when some of our elected representatives…
-
This region, its conflicts and its moral low points
Over the past few days events have unfolded with rapid fire succession. Every new piece of news is more frustrating than the one preceding it and I feel like there’s a big cloud of gloom over my head. The moral lows that the screwed up conflicts in this region have reached just make me dizzy.…
-
Me, Du and the power of blogs!
This is hilarious/interesting/cool. Over the past few months this site, 360east.com, has become a virtual recruitment center for Dubai’s new telecom, Du! How did this happen. Well, go ahead and do (du?) a search on Google for ‘Dubai Telecom Du’ and the first or second result will be the article I’ve written about the Du…
-
Israel 2.0?
Here’s Interesting article on GigaOm about the how broadband is reinvigorating the Israeli tech industry. The article is written by an Israel-based venture capitalist, so a certain degree of hyping the Israeli tech sector can be expected. Still, it’s an informative read. A number of Israeli companies where prominent during the early days of the…
-
Apple backs out of Indian support and R&D venture (reason for yipeee??)
So Apple wont be going ahead with its R&D/Support center in Bangalore after all. I read the news on Apple Insider. But what’s interesting is the level of rejoice expressed in comments by many of that site’s readers at the Apple move, citing language and culture barriers as the reason for their happiness. Apple is…
-
Toot tabat: the worldcup blog can everyone can read AND WRITE!
I teased you a little bit about this a few days ago, but now it’s here: toot tabat. The newest toot production launched on the occasion of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Tabat is a ‘super blog’ that everyone can read (obviously) and write. It will only cost you $100/month to receive on your…
-
It’s toot season in Amman
Last week, my son and I went to one of Amman’s old neighborhoods to visit a the well known cultural/art center Darat al Funun. In the garden of that center are a number of toot/berry trees (of the red and white varieties). In Jordan, this is the only known kind of ‘berries’. The tree itself…
-
Big Mercedes GOOOOOD. Small Scooter BAAAD (!!!???)
What does this cartoon from Today’s Al Ghad tell us? In 1976, our ‘proud grandfathers’ (proudly wearing their Hatta and Abaya, of course) used to own a Mercedes. In 1996, a decade ago, our father’s generation had to ‘contend themselves’ with owning a mini. Hatta and Abaya gone, of course (loss of pride?) And in…
-
Is the Nokia E61 any good?
Ever since Fastlink started to advertise for the E61, I’ve been seriously considering going for it. What attracts me to this mobile is the fact that it has a full keyboard. It would be great if this mobile can make my email habits a bit more efficient. Although my 6600 does receive email, the lack…