The 'perks' of travelling light and without a passport, as a Palestinian

You may be forgiven for doing a double take to re-check that you read this title correctly. There are perks to travelling without a 'recognised' nationality but instead with a travel document? Isn't travel necessarily associated with the trauma of border crossings and interrogation and indignity for Palestinians? Read on.

"After I handed my Palestinian passport to the woman sitting behind the desk, she paused for a minute.

“What’s wrong?” I asked."

It's always good to keep abreast with the latest in search engine innovation. In case they become the next Google.

Whatever happened to Ask Jeeves?

"Qwiki is a new search engine tool. According to its founders Qwiki solves the problem of information overload. Here is Wikipedia definition:"

In the context of a region threatened by subversion and change, how to honor Jordanian Independence, and defining existing in a happy medium in the Kingdom- balancing progress, and national pride (such as practicing the language and resisting temptations to go elsewhere):

"It’s an interesting time to be celebrating or honoring Jordan’s Independence Day today, and that probably has a lot more to do with the times we find ourselves stranded in. A region in disarray and regimes struggling to hold on for their life. But then again, when in the past 60 years has the region not been like that?"

What about the Emirati voting few? The right to vote is being opened up to more and more citizens.

"The Federal National Council is most representative body in the UAE government. It is a talking shop (it makes recommendations to the rulers), but has no legislative, executive or judicial powers. A limited number of nationals, chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates, are given the franchise to vote. This year the number of voters has been increased 9 fold."