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Re: Why the Circus is Not Welcome in Our Town

Dalal H Jebril — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:18:38 -0000

Although I respect your position and attitude, I refuse to boycott the circus. We go through a lot just by being citizens of the Middle East, we deserve some entertainment, while we can afford it. Since this part of the world is often either neglected or being seen as a hub for terrorism, I actually commend and applause that renown "brands" are visiting Jordan and we should have more and more coming. How do you think Israel gained its false fame of being " the only democratic spot" in the Middle East? by boycotting famous performances because they also perform in the Arab countries??

Just for you to know, every single non-Arab event held in Amman is organized by the States or the EU in Jordan, and it is also shown in Israel.. so should we boycott them all?

Don't get me wrong, I am 100% pro Palestine being of Palestinian roots myself, and I'm quite keen on every unfortunate event that happens there.. but let's face it, we have been using the same method of boycotting for ages and the only beneficiary for that has been Israel; which through smart media use has become more well known than any other Middle Eastern country!

Let's think out of the box folks, and let's use and " enjoy" the strategy of the enemy!

Re: Why the Circus is Not Welcome in Our Town

أختلف معك بالرأي — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:18:27 -0000

مقال مهم يرد على هذا الموضوع:
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Re: Why the Circus is Not Welcome in Our Town

Guest — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:04:36 -0000

I don’t agree with the boycott, cutting off Jordan from cultural and entertainment activities & events will not help in any way our brothers in Palestine. It will only damage Jordan's image worldwide and will affect the quality of life Jordanians live and are exposed to.
If we are unable as Arabs to develop as a nation and solve our own problems, there is no point in involving and blaming others!! This is dreadful. If you are really passionate about the Palestinian cause, you need to come up with proper solutions and channel your energy to the right direction, instead of wasting it creating more damage.

Re: Why the Circus is Not Welcome in Our Town

meshing — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:32:24 -0000

For clarification: the show playing in Israel is NOT the same show playing in Amman (not the same Cirque de Soleil troupe). I think this needs to be taken into account when planning this call for boycott.

Re: Why the Circus is Not Welcome in Our Town

Hisham Thainat — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:10:54 -0000

Who needs a circus when we we have the so called governments? so why keep that serious mind trying to help the clown from being eaten by the lion? the guy on the wire up there is trying to cut the rope as his brother is walking his bike on that thin line, elephants are sleeping with rabbits, dragons exist, that last gun shot wasnt part of the show, lights are going on and off, that kid is shouting as high as possible trying to sell his last bag of popcorn and the prices are going up!

Re: هندسة شو؟

Omar Qunsul — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:49 -0000

Hi Yara

Nice article, it's not only about the education system in Jordan, it's everywhere.
You are ( TED Person :) ) and I think you already watched both of the TED Talks of Sir Ken Robinson, and realized that.
and from my experience, as a Masters student in Germany, the education in Jordan is not that bad, I studied Computer Engineering at UoJ too, and took circuits I and II, with Hisham Hamdan :)
believe me, we have good ( or maybe not bad ) education, and good professors, at least in our Engineering Faculty, but there's many other factors that come into the play. But at the end, it depends on your interests :)

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

hala — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:35:40 -0000

friedman... is a neoliberal... so maybe it should let us think also about the consequences of developping a neoliberal system without a state backing him and the risk of him beeing so happy abut what he sees. Jordan needs economical growth but not in a liberated market... capitalism brings poverty of the poor ones, enrichment of the rich ones... and that´s why there are two paths in Jordan. The path with money, getting richer everyday, with huge salaries, living in european and american standards (or better) and the poor class. the state is not backing the poor class so they don´t really get access to development or technology or thought...jordan needs a strong state, and that means social services, in order to develop fully...

Re: 7iber gets 2nd Place in the BOBS – Thank You For Your Votes | حبر ثانياً في جائزة البوبز – شكر خاص لكل من صوّت

Abuyasin — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:55:41 -0000

Congrats you earned it.

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

entrepeneura — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:07:54 -0000

em yeah who owns Oasis500?

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Ahmed Ib Naser — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:47:07 -0000

Marketing? Bitemzah? Marketing work, when the product works. Fix the product, then market it.

Re: أنا مش مستورة

Guest — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:23:09 -0000

الله محيي اصلك مهندسة بنان

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Emad Salameh — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:41:39 -0000

Friedman visit and his "positive" article is what should matter to us. This is an opportunity for the world to see the positive part of Jordan. Let's consider it as a propaganda for our country. His visit worth more than a million dollar ad at the CNN. What he mentioned about the entrepreneurship in Jordan is true. So lets focus on that now! Read the feedback in his article, I am so proud of what I read. In Jordan we miss a good marketing. Unfortunately, we are bad when it comes in marketing for our country. We deserve to be the center of the middle east. If we succeed in that, all our socioeconomic issues will be solved.

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Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Zeidinio — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:56 -0000

Mr Ghandour you're wrong and you know it. Maybe you are not to keen to criticize the state or be politically active in any shape or form, or maybe you're afraid to mention the political reality of Jordan so that not to scare away sponsors who pay your salary but you don't have to fool the kids reading you. 2.0 is doomed to fail, just like anything else in Jordan, as long as we shy away from addressing 1.0 . No
state can prosper economically with out political reform and political
prosperity. It's a fact of life.Just like any bird who needs 2 wings to
fly;good politics and good economics, but politics comes first. Just as an example, soon the government will raise the prices of energy as a result of mis management due to political screw ups, tell us Mr.Ghandour how this does not effect entrepreneurial activities ?!

Ahmad, good article although I'd prefer it if the introduction was shorter.

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Sandra Hiari — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:59:31 -0000

Entrepreneurship enables select, limited number of individuals to creates their islands of yet confined prosperity. It will answer to a percentage of the problem, and not near to a fair living-for-all. If we think that the so-called Spring 2.0 will feed and inform Spring 1.0 and that the latter is not the precursor of the former, then it's like expecting to hide a deformed scar on someone's face with a layer of make-up instead of intricate surgery.

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Hazem Bawab — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:50:02 -0000

Great article Ahmad, I agree with you specially on the point of having 2 different tracks.. i have been IT for about 12 years and in the last 2-3 years i have seen great young talent that we did no have before. I really hope that we can find a why to unit under a productive and constructive system that will take us forward instead of focusing on the negative. Jordanians have a talent for finding the negative and focusing on it for some reason that is beyond me. In the IT sector i have seen this gradually decline and improve. I hope we can find our equilibrium soon.

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Hisham Thainat — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:42:51 -0000

Thank you for you reply Mr. Ghandour. I'm sure that you have been stuck in a traffic jam before, and particularly on roundabouts. pick any roundabout you like in Jordan and observe the scene when it's a deadlock. I'm sure you will find cars finding there way out of the deadlock but you won't find the free flowing traffic that the roundabout was constructed for. In my opinion, most of the solutions that are being proposed these days are never concerned with a collective effort which sees the desired result of a free flowing traffic. we pick a car that managed to get out and market it as a success story. what we need is a fairer way of distributing wealth, more equal opportunities, and a massive overhaul of our education system. until that happens, we will never see results that include the majority of the youth, it will be a "success" story here and there of the ones who managed to get themselves out of the traffic jam!

Re: 7iber gets 2nd Place in the BOBS – Thank You For Your Votes | حبر ثانياً في جائزة البوبز – شكر خاص لكل من صوّت

naserk84 — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:25:29 -0000

:( next time hopefully

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Fadi Ghandour — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:55:57 -0000

But Oasis is about building minds... the buildings are irrelevant... it is the people that sit inside them that matter. Go for a visit and let me know what you think? The entrepreneurship scene in Jordan is happening, thriving, and employing and building minds and careers ... we do not stop and pause just because there are obstacles and hurdles ...

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Hisham Thainat — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:45:04 -0000

despite the risk of being labeled "negative", allow me to disagree. these stories are generated to make it look like there's hope for the new generations to actually find a spot in an already overloaded job market. what's the ratio of making it through oasis500? was it 49 cases you picked out of 2000? that's around .02% which's more or less the same ratio as winning a lottery ticket.

Right now, Jordan 1.0 is much more important to lay the ground for Jordan 2.0. However, given the patience and hard work Jordan 1.0 needs in order to create genuine and real change, and given that the world (especially backward countries) is craving for fast and quick results which make good material for power point presentation, it will never work.

the last thing someone diagnosed with cancer needs is a nose job. and the last thing a backward country needs is building a "business park", maybe the money could have been invested in building minds which would then build "business parks"!

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Nada Abandah, OPM3 — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:33:03 -0000

Great article Ahmad... & the question becomes, if those two tracks are mutually exclusive and shouldn't run in parallel, which of the two are we going to have to halt for the benefit of the other? & is either of them capable of picking up the other once it worked?

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Fadi Ghandour — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:08:47 -0000

"Spring 2.0, where innovation and entrepreneurship leads the country cannot happen without confronting Spring 1.0 issues of real democracy, freedom, social justice and equitable/sustainable development with the same courage and enthusiasm."
Yes it can and entrepreneurship gets you there. The fact that you do what you do and so many others continue to innovate and create in this country means they do co-exist and at the end of the day the change you are looking for in Jordan 1.0 is a long term process that is intimately affected by Jordan 2.0 ... keep the faith

Re: Jordan’s Arab Spring

Guestawy — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:51:14 -0000

speaking "The Jordan of uncensored internet access", soon, you'll need to remove this line from your article!

Re: كرة السلة في السلة – 1

ريما — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:03:01 -0000

هكذا إذن ما حصل ...شكا للمعلومات و نتمنى دوام المتابعة :)

Re: 7iber gets 2nd Place in the BOBS – Thank You For Your Votes | حبر ثانياً في جائزة البوبز – شكر خاص لكل من صوّت

Haitham Al-Sheeshany — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:25:47 -0000

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و الله خبر مفرح بحق