Category Archives: Photos
Defining Democracy
Town meetings are to liberty what primary schools are to science; they bring it within the people’s reach…” — Alexander de Tocqueville, from Democracy in America. Published in Huffington Post On a typical weekday, an ordinary woman from Hempstead, New … Continue reading
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Jordan’s Rainbow Street Living
Somewhere Over On Rainbow Published in Living Well Magazine By Rana F. Sweis November, 2009 Decades after it first opened, customers still flock to Awni supermarket on Rainbow Street in Jabal Amman. The shop owner, Mohammad Swenda, says for many … Continue reading
Charity: Water a simple yet brilliant idea
Click to watch how one idea changed hundreds of lives
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Impressive Amman Website
Read more about Amman’s story on this impressive new site:
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Artist pushing limits teaching in the Middle East
“I went over there with a lot of fear, not knowing anything about the culture,” she says. The longtime Lawrence-area artist, a 56-year-old journeywoman lecturer at area universities, finally landed a full-time position — teaching at the New York Institute … Continue reading
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Powerful Photo: US Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Her family is facing eviction, but Charity Crowell, 9, and her younger brother are enrolled in elementary school in Asheville, N.C Read the article
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Israel, Jordan Find Accord in Finding New Water Supplies
Jordan loses perhaps half of its water supply to leakage and illegal wells Controversial Projects Include Network Linking the Dead Sea and the Red Sea Washington Post: Water is a major source of contention in the Middle East, whether it … Continue reading
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My Photos of Jordan (Random)
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Creative Jordanian Website
One of the more creative websites around in the Arab world. Enjoy browsing:
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Amelia- Official Theatrical Trailer
Click here to watch the official trailor of Amelia, which will be out in theatres in October. A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an … Continue reading
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