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.
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Rami Abdel Rahman
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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.
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.
‘Follow the women — they are here for peace’
By Rami Abdelrahman
AMMAN — Around 220 women from 26 countries across the globe are in Amman, after cycling all the way from Lebanon, to promote peace in the region, and “raise awareness of how the current situation within the Middle East affects the lives of women and children, and to raise support for a move towards peace and greater understanding.”
They are hard at work, at a two-day conference in the capital, formulating a “cause for action” — a series of project partnerships between Middle Eastern and mostly European countries — in which women will take a leading role in combating violence against women and plan peace-oriented youth projects.
