House of Curiosity...

كنت بسمع الراديو قبل كم أسبوع و كان محمد الوكيل عم بأنب أحد المواطنين لأنه عنده 22 أو 28 طفل و هو على باب الله. و بالرغم إني بتفهم من ويم جاي محمد الوكيل (بس في هذي الحالة، لأنه في كنير حالات ما بقدر أفهم عليه ولا شو بده)، محمد الوكيل لفت [...]

Last week, scientists announced the first “effective” trial of an HIV/Aids vaccine on some 16,000 volunteers, although the efficacy rate was not sufficient for use.
 My interest in HIV stems out of a feeling of responsibility since I am in the business of taking young people aboard on youth exchange programs. Hmmm… On a second thought…I [...]

My grandmother is back home… she was busy last few weeks in a pilgrimage that included Shmeisani, Weibdeh, Swileh, Abu Nseir and Aqaba….basically her sons and daughters’ homes… she goes on this pilgrimage at least twice a year. This way she makes sure she visits everyone or she تصل الرحم as we would say in [...]

  It took me a long time to convince Um Yazan to write about her problem.  She finally did.  You can read the article on 7iber.
I came across this lady in one of the lectures that have been organized through the project Citizen in my City project, in one of the local communities. I won’t mention [...]

After ten days in the streets, going from one demonstration to another, and working on 7iber’s food drive… my brain started picking a peculiar vibe… the sweet promise of love in the air! Some might find this an inappropriate topic right now… but falling in love in time of war is the most instinctive human [...]

It must be women’s virginity that is the issue here…for how can a man possibly lose his virginty to sports?
 H. was telling me today, how she will never pardon her parents for not allowing her to play sports when she was younger… they never explained. They gave her excuses such as it is 3eib for [...]

I was very excited when I was asked for an interview. I have been trying a job for a while and I have not been successful. When I told my parents, they were super excited, but when they asked me about the nature of the job, their excitement suddenly died down!  Well can I blame [...]

I mentioned a girl- friend yesterday to a guy friend and he asked me how she is doing… I said that I have not seen her in a while but last I heard she met someone. My guy friend asked me very calmly with what I describe as male innocence, if she is sleeping with [...]