Jordan

Arab Bank to shut down New York branch

by Haitham Sabbah February 8, 2005

AMMAN (JT) — The Arab Bank on Monday decided to “gradually” close its New York branch, saying that the current operation environment in the US is not in line with the financial institution’s strategy. The Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted an Arab Bank statement as saying that the vision and strategy of the group are [...]

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JordanPlanet; what next?

by Haitham Sabbah February 2, 2005

Isam had a nice post regarding the new revisit of JordanPlanet. So this is my comments to his post, which did not make it there, maybe it is too lengthy. Anyway… The fact that you are using Drupal gives you a powerful tool in hand, yet it all depends on the mission of JP. For [...]

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FBI Invistigating a Jordanian Website Probed in Hossam Armanious Family’s Death

by Haitham Sabbah February 2, 2005

An FBI spokesman confirmed Monday that federal investigators are probing whether the site -which is run by a Jordanian -played any role in the murders of Hossam Armanious, 47, his wife, Amal Garas, 37, and their daughters, Sylvia, 15, and Monica, 8. The family was discovered bound and stabbed to death in their Jersey City [...]

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Jordanian Marriage

by Haitham Sabbah December 19, 2004

What can I say!!?

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

by Haitham Sabbah December 1, 2004

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views. The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, [...]

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Jordan Crwon Prince Hamza, Out

by Haitham Sabbah November 28, 2004

Few minutes ago, on Jordan TV – 8:00 pm news, it was announced that King Abdulla of Jordan removed his brother, Prince Hamza from the Crown Prince position! Prince Hamza is the elder son of Queen Noor, wife of late King Hussain.

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Palestine: Dying To Live

by Haitham Sabbah November 17, 2004

One wise man once said: Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. In light of the injustices committed by the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza, concerned members of the advertising and media community in Jordan have produced a media campaign (Palestine: Dying to Live) to [...]

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Jordan Pigeons: They Eat at Aqaba and Shit on Eilat

by Haitham Sabbah November 17, 2004

Jordan Pigeons: They Eat at Aqaba and Shit on Eilat. Can someone remind the Israelis that their tourists “Eat at Eilat and Shit on Aqaba”?

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Bro. Arab Christians, Hold On, Don’t Leave

by Haitham Sabbah November 16, 2004

“This was the work of foreign terrorists. Iraq’s Muslim leaders do not want us to leave. Christians enjoy their highest respect.”

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Damn Links; damn U.S. Administration

by Haitham Sabbah October 22, 2004

Sorry Natasha, I couldn’t digest how you simplified the issue, and why you should feel ashamed! I really feel sorry when Arab (of all backgrounds and religions) fall under the bogus claims of U.S. “Terror Links”. Let us follow the links! It would be so much more convenient for the Bush Administration if all of [...]

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It’s A Rocky “Road To Kabul”

by Haitham Sabbah October 21, 2004

[via: PM] The TV soap opera, that is. “The Road To Kabul” is a joint Qatari-Jordanian serial about an Afghan girl who falls in love with a Palestinian boy while studying in the UK, only to return home to the indignities and misogynist oppression of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Apparently, the producers, directors, writers, and actors must [...]

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Fastlink Social Service

by Haitham Sabbah September 30, 2004

It’s good to hear that Fastlink scholarships are implemented. I know for sure that the aim of this project is not publicity, coz I was part of this project before I left Fastlink around one year ago. The reason behind it is simple. Fastlink pays tax just like any other private company. However, any social [...]

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