House of Curiosity...

 
After a long meeting a couple of days ago, I attempted to get on an elevator on my out of a building only to find it packed. Taking a step back and allowing the doors to close and move on, I caught a glimpse the elevator’s passengers and who should be inside but my long [...]

Last week, I was hanging  out with my friends from 7iber in a conference they were organizing. And since I was not involved, I could enjoy sitting back and observing.  That conference was attended by young people from 15 Arab countries.  
I was extremely impressed by the 7 young women and 3 young men who [...]

  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 [...]

 I think I would like to be a teacher.
It is usually a pleasure to talk to schools kids. They are smart, funny and honest….this statement comes as a result of the workshop I was asked to give about violence in schools. The whole thing was organized by one of the workers that support us [...]

No, this is not the wailing of a delirious woman… in fact, this was a perfectly calm conversation taking place at a flawlessly respectable place in Amman, while Diala  and I were staring at the hills of Ashrafiah shimmering in the velvety sunset.
 
I have been begging Diala (an assumed name) to go out for [...]

 This has been on my mind for a while… a few months really. But I suppose I decided to write about it, after my meeting at Sahab. ( I never know when to use at and when to use in)

I had a workshop that revolved around creating a community center there.  The discussion went into [...]

While I was doing my womanish chat with my friend from Boston, she asked me out of the blue “did you hear the news?” and I was like “no, kheir?” And she told me about this Saudi Lady who comes every year to Massachusetts with her entourage. Apparently two of the maids, learnt upon coming [...]