Month: October 2007
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AmericanFriend’s idea: can Ikbis be a peace dialogue machine?
Read these related posts on 360east: Heart to heart US-Islamic dialogue on Ikbis.com Perrier tree: innovative environmental advertising The BIG YELLOW IKBIS BUTTON has struck again! Ever heard the sound of a laughing mosquito? ikbis is launched!
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ATV to soft launch soon?
I still do not understand what exactly went on at ATV over the past few weeks. But today there was news from Petra, about a go-ahead for ATV from the Audio Visual Commission. I am quoting the Petra story in full below. Meanwhile, the ATV channel on satellite, which started with promos two months ago,…
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Children and the great Arabian Internet Desert
During Iftar, my 9 year old son, asked me if I could help him find some Arabic information on the web, about animals and the five senses. So after we finished eating (and after my delayed ‘morning’ coffee) we sat down in front of his good old Mac for what I supposed would be an…
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What’s on the Sindibad blog
The initial reaction of readers to the launch of Sindibad, the Arab business renaissance blog, has been pretty interesting. The most popular content on the blog was the series of posts about the story of Facebook. (translated into Arabic from Fast Company). Facebook is making waves in the Arab region and digital entrepreneurs have many…
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Heart to heart US-Islamic dialogue on Ikbis.com
Over the past two days we’ve been witnessing an interesting dialogue between a American user of Ikbis (who is studying Islam and the Arabic language) and a varied bunch of Arab and Muslim Ikbis users. I can only say: wow! The power of sharing! Read these related posts on 360east: Jordanians are fat-eating, smoking couch…
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iPhone Arabia: Apple doesn’t give a sh** about the region (foolishly)
My sources in the mobile industry tell me that the iPhone is not due to arrive in the region untill Q1 or Q2 2008. So stop holding your breath. Apple has become, over the years, increasingly dismissive of the Middle East market. I wrote about this before in this blog. In the iPhone’s case, the…
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Nokia launches war of openness against the iPhone
Apple is being perceived as being on the evil side these days. It’s latest software of the iPhone is not only re-locking unlocked phones but also disabling third party application (which are still officially) unauthorized and, in some cases, even screwing up some devices which have not been tampered with. Enter Nokia. Its latest ad…
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Heard of Aranim?
A few days ago I heard about Aranim in a conversation with a client. Then I read this article in Variety, which talks about the latest developments in the Jordan’s nascent film industry. Aranim has set up an impressive online gallery with Arab inspired comics artwork. Very impressive stuff but very little details on project…
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Jordan’s broken schools: We need a School 1.0 Revolution
Linking the schools with fiber optics? Laptops in classrooms? Electronic curricula? Supposedly world-class education initiatives? ERfKE (Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy)? Why don’t we stop bullshitting ourselves? How about: A Zero-Tolerance policy for schools without functioning bathrooms and heating? A drastic raise of salaries for teachers, coupled with a ruthless evaluation of what the…