Blogs about: Arab Culture
When Soup Tastes Better than Steak
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BC wrote 1 day ago: There was a knock on the kitchen door the other day around 4:45 PM. It was Joe (not his real name) … more →
You know you've lived in Jordan for a year when...
golees wrote 3 weeks ago: Another perspective: The Monastery in Petra Planned to post this back in August for our one-year-in- … more →
I will post soon!
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Kellie wrote 1 month ago: I accidently posted this on Dustin’s blog earlier- oops! We are adjusting shway, shway here. … more →
Amman turns . . . 100?
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BC wrote 1 month ago: Anyone who has paid any attention over the last several months knows that 2009 is the year marking A … more →
Ramadan Breakfast at Hashem's in Amman, Jordan
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BC wrote 1 month ago: Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, ended last weekend with the annual multi-day festival an … more →
Haircut at Fawzi's Saloon, a Ramadan Tradition
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BC wrote 2 months ago: A year ago tomorrow (is that a phrase?), I wrote about my desperate need to find a local saloon. No … more →
Qateyef
Nijma wrote 3 months ago: Why would someone deny themselves food and water during daylight hours for the entire month of Ramad … more →
Iftar
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Nijma wrote 3 months ago: Iftar إفطار means “breakfast” in Arabic (pronounced “IF-tar”). During Ramada … more →
Ramadan Kareem moon
Nijma wrote 3 months ago: I have finally gotten around to making a Ramadan Kareem image for my side bar. This image of the mo … more →
Bedouin Coffee
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Nijma wrote 3 months ago: The best coffee in the world is bedouin coffee ground with cardamom. You can still get it custom gro … more →
Obey the loaves
Nijma wrote 3 months ago: This morning starts out with a series of disjointed religious observations about reconciliation. Ord … more →
What I just learned about Arabic
Lauren Supraner wrote 3 months ago: I recently learned that the Arabic language was created through the deliverance of the Quran. The l … more →
Irreversible Decline of the Arab (and Muslim) World
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Jason wrote 3 months ago: by Jason An awesome and very compelling essay was published in the Wall Street Journal by Fouad Ajam … more →
Shake, Shake, Shake...Shake Your Booty...
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Terra wrote 3 months ago: Last thursday marked my first “on my own” – “I took the initiative” at … more →
Nawal Said Atiq
KiwiOman wrote 3 months ago: THE BRIDE Nawal Said Atiq is a very talented Dhofari artist who has won many local and international … more →
High in the Dhofar Mountains (a poem about the khareef)
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KiwiOman wrote 3 months ago: Some years ago I received an email after someone had come across my website on Dhofar (that website … more →
Arched Window (Dhofar, Oman)
KiwiOman wrote 3 months ago: © Ross Hayden. Arched Arabian Window This photo was taken in an abandoned villa in the picturesque c … more →
Arched Window (Dhofar, Oman)
KiwiOman wrote 4 months ago: © Ross Hayden. Arched Window - Dhofar, Oman This photo was taken in an abandoned villa in the pictur … more →
Amman Street Food #1, An Introduction
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BC wrote 4 months ago: Well, summer’s half over, so I decided I needed to get cracking onmy summer series on Street F … more →
