While going through the millions of pictures that have piled up on my hard disk throughout the years, I came upon an annoyingly nostalgic picture:

This picture was probably taken during the year 2000 in Hasa, Saudi Arabia, on one of my dad’s family excursions. It brings back many, many memories- our bi-annual road trips, abayas, the warm winters of Saudi Arabia, and most importantly, the fact that I was once the tallest Assi.

Naturally, when the boys saw this picture, they all rolled on the floor with laughter, “Inti. Konti. Atwal. Mena?”

Yes. Ana. Kont. Atwal. Minkom. Tsawaro.

Today, I am the resident midget.

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Originally published in July, 2005.
This post is a part of the “NotSoFar Archive Project”. After eight years of blogging, the project aims to help you rediscover old posts, as well as go back in time. Somehow.

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I know what I woke up craving.

1. Halawet Joben

2. Atayef Asaferi Beshta

I know. It’s creepy. I have no idea who wakes up craving so much ghee, fat, sugar, and cream. Fortunately for myself, I’m safely tucked away in Garden’s Street, with no 7alawanjeyeh anywhere near.

What did are you craving today?

Again, there’s nothing more pleasurable than coming across sheer talent. Especially when that talent is Jordanian.

Here’s the work of Mothanna Hussein, who I randomly came across on Facebook. Genius.

Some of his work:

Related:
Good Design is Joy: Designer Mohamed Mousa
Digital Art from Saudi Arabia: Saudi Digital artist Yousef AlShaikh

Over and over again, the same damn issue.

Article 6 (i) of our Constitution stipulates: “There shall be no discrimination between Jordanians as regards to their rights and duties on grounds of race, language or religion”.

As a Jordanian woman, I am equal to a Jordanian man. I MUST be able to give my Jordanian nationality, i.e. my IDENTITY as a Jordanian, to my children. As a Jordanian woman, I am proud of being a Jordanian woman. As a Jordanian woman, I want my children to also be Jordanian.

As a Jordanian woman, I am a productive part of Jordanian society, working equal hours (if not more) than my fellow Jordanian brothers. As a Jordanian woman, I pay my taxes. As a Jordanian woman, I practiced my voting rights in the Jordanian parliament.

I hold no other citizenship. I was born in Jordan. I was educated in Jordan’s universities. I live in Jordan. I am an active part of the Jordanian economy. I am an active part of the Jordanian society. I LOVE Jordan.

So why is it that as a Jordanian woman, I can’t pass on my PROUD Jordanian citizenship to my children? 

It is sexist, it is unjust, it is greedy.

As a Jordanian woman, I DEMAND my right to pass on my Jordanian nationality to my children. 

Related:

As a Jordanian Woman, I am a Second-Class Citizen in Jordan

I know I don’t need to illustrate how frickin’ awesome the Internet is, but my god, when I find such projects, I fall in love with the Internet over and over again.

This Adele “World Cover” was created by seamlessly integrating 70 different “Rolling in the Deep” covers from YouTube. That’s 70 different voices, 70 different styles, 70 different ages, 70 different people, 70 different accents. It’s AMAZING. Lovey-dovey kind of amazing.

For a complete list of versions included in video, you can visit this link.

The song “Rolling in the Deep” has been covered over 350,000 times on YouTube alone. Imagine is SOPA came through…

What’s your favorite? Mine must be one of these:

Wow. The Internet is genius.