Fights at Universities

May 17, 2007 at 10:38 am · Filed under Amman, Seriously

I noticed the heavy campus security as soon as I got to school at 8:00 in the morning yesterday. Although the security is always there, they seemed a little ruffled. I leave campus later on and come back 2 hours later, and the guy who collects money for the parking lot told me I can’t park outside. I hate parking inside because it gets so crowded and becomes really hard to get the car out later on during the day, so I tried to insist on parking outside. He shook his head and pointed to the main gate, where at least 5 big cars of police were parked, and where cops were walking around with their clubs, “They’re not letting anyone park outside today.”

He then told me that a “Abeidat” had stabbed two girls in the university yesterday evening, and that the girls’ tribes are really angry and expected to make an appearance, and that I really should go home. I didn’t go home as I had a class, but my class was in my faculty at the edge of the university, so I didn’t get to go to the main campus area to check out whats happening.

Throughout the rest of the day though, I don’t hear about the fight from anyone else.

Later on at home, I ask the boys whether they heard anything about the fight. One out of 4 confirms and gets all excited recounting the story, “Oh, yeah, hell was loose at school today! Some guy proposed to this girl and her parents said no, so he was so angry that he came to school the next day and “salakha moose” (stabbed her) as well as her friend, and her tribe got so pissed off that a whole bunch of them came in with guns and stuff this morning and security couldn’t do anything about it.”

Mhhmm. Today, I check out the newspapers for any news of a brawl at Jordan University. I check Al-Ghad, Al-Rai, and the Jordan Times, I also check the Jordanian blogosphere for any rumors. Nothing at all.

I wonder what’s up. If anything.






  • http://ajloun.blogspot.com khalaf

    Hi. Here is some information at Ammon:http://www.ammonnews.net/arabicDemo/article.php?articleID=4559

    Cheers!

  • http://andfaraway.net Roba

    Ahh, so it is true. Thanks a lot Khalaf! :)

  • M. Hababneh

    what conduct should we expect from the people when the regime encourages tribalism, to counterbalance political opposition.

    When law enforcement and the justice system is so corrupted and politicized, do we expect people to resort to law enforcement agencies to seek justice?

    jordan is going through one of its worst periods in decades. we are barely seeing the tip of the iceberg. Brace yourselves.

  • Lulu

    wala eshi
    is there anywhere safe around here?!

  • http://blog-of-d.blogspot.com Dana

    :S This is ridiculous!
    but it makes me wonder would 3asha2eere violence still happen if there were laws to protect females against such offenses or threats. Or if females were taught to report threats from the their boyfriends or any male friends in the area? or ohh wait , they cant since they might be cleansed out for SHARAF (honor crimes) if their family knew they had any kind of relationships with the opposite sex. UGHHHH

  • http://ejectiraqikkk.blogspot.com/ Konfused Kid

    It’s a shame that after all is said and done, after all the restaurants and the nice streets and the chic clothes and the fancy cars we’re all just a bunch of stupid retarded bedouins who still live in the desert one way or other, either in thinking or doing. God I hate all tribal thinking. It was what fucked up my country.

  • http://me-in-jordan.blogspot.com OmAr

    here’s the story from an insider:
    The guy is a Abbadi (not Abedait!) who was in love with a girl who belongs to the peaceful ‘Odwan’ tribe, the guy doesn’t study at JU, he was informed that the girl is cheating on him, and by that I mean she was sitting with a group of friends with the company of some males, the guy had already proposed to her through her parents and was rejected more than once, so the guy gets drunk, enters the University and approaches the girl and screams “etha ma enti eli, moo la 3′airi” (if you’re not mine, then you won’t become anyone else’s!) and then sculpts his name on her face. Her Odwani cousins came later on with guns and knives.

  • Ziad D.

    A Romeo and Juliet story gone wrong. That’s too bad that Jordan University had to be the location for this incident. Be safe all.

  • http://iheartamman.blogspot.com Firas

    Awwww….How fucking romantic!

    So if you got dumped you go Seung-Hui Cho on people?

    Dear the ministry of education : It’s about time schools are changed for good, teach kids to respect the law. And tell them that belonging to a big tribe whose members are favored in most governmental positions doesn’t mean you are above the law.

    Tribalism (in politics,governmental positions,education) should stop, it’s hurting Jordan, big time!

  • anon

    why didnt you go to University abroad?

  • nabil

    Amazing, this takhalluf hasnt changed since i witnessed 6oshit il-sharkas wil-saltiyyeh with my own eyes13 years ago …WOW

    i thought your brothers expression “salakhha moose” was hilarious …lol …. i havent heard that in ages, and i can imagine how guys his age get excited when they talk about the huwash ….

  • http://hareega.blogspot.com Hareega

    my friend once took a cab from a university, it was crowded inside the university with plenty of policemen because of a fight

    he pretneded to not know what was ahppening, asked the taxi driver “shu fee jowa”

    the taxi driver said, “oskot, tel3at el jam3a feeha da3ara jowa o ijo miskoohom”

  • Afaq Zraikat

    I came across this by the way. wow some things never change.
    3asha2eree violence still happens because people don’t know how to raise conscious children to stand up for themselves, and be productive and responsible citizens of this world. Instead they either do a really bad job at raising them, aw bil marra they let the streets raise their children.
    When people don’t fear accountability, more than likely they are willing to do what they please, even if it impinges on other people. fa its no wonder when a guy decides to take a ‘moose’ to someone’s face. Also, there is a lack in the sense of brotherhood and love and respect. These things are essential for a healthy society.