Jordan: “We were rebels”
“Wherever we came out we were branded Satanists,” writes Rami Abdel Rahman in this personal account of his experiences as a young metal head in the 1990s heavy metal scene of Jordan.
Read the whole story at Freemuse.org
Rami Abdel Rahman
Multimedia Journalist and ResearcherArchive for web journalism
Published articles
Sweden: a life-long learning experience
When my research supervisor at Örebro University’s Global Journalism program told me I could develop my thesis as a blog, with posts and links instead of pages’ footnotes, I was impressed by how progressive Swedish learning institutions can be. Commentary.
Jordanian blogger exposes a state secret
Jordanian blogger Rami Abdelrahman has blogged about a closely guarded secret about his government’s involvement in the war on Afghanistan – and is getting unwelcome attention from the intelligence service. Report.
Fetishism goes pop culture: Sweden’s latest social trend
Even in Sweden, a country with traditionally liberal views about sexuality, fetishism has long been considered a taboo subject. But as The Local’s Rami Abdelrahman discovered recently, it appears that fetishism is finding a mainstream foothold in Swedish society. Report.
No Honor in Killing
For the past three weeks, Jordanian bloggers have been renewing calls against “honor killings,” following a court conviction of a father – and his two sons – for beating his daughter to death for “going out with full make up.” Report.
Noam Chomsky refers to me in his book Failed States
I can’t believe I missed that earlier. Noam Chomsky sent me his latest book “Failed States” months ago, but only recently I got the chance to read it, and discover that he has quoted me, and he took the quote from this blog. Thanks Professor Chomsky. Bless blogs!
The quote is on page 29, at the end of the second paragraph.
interview with terror suspect
A terror suspect who says he could be tortured if sent back to Jordan is embarking on a last-ditch attempt to stay in Sweden. Report.
Interview with Lars Vilks
Swedish artist Lars Vilks sparked international controversy last summer when several Swedish newspapers published his drawings portraying the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a so-called roundabout dog. Report.
The path to Swedish asylum: A smuggler speaks
Rami Abdelrahman travels to Jordan and tracks down the first link in the chain of an underground operation involved in the smuggling of Iraqi refugees to Sweden. Report.
Belly dancing and hummus – Swedes fall for Lebanese
The war that tore through Lebanon in the 1980s brought 15,000 Lebanese to Sweden. One result of this is that Swedes are becoming connoisseurs of Middle Eastern cooking – and belly dancing – as Rami Abdelrahman reports. Report.
