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Jordan - time for a reboot?

Published January 16th, 2011 - 10:00 GMT

The 8.7 million dollar tweet, the five drivers you don't want to meet, maya on domestic workers, a pre-occupied taxi driver in Beirut, and is Jordan really in need of a reboot?
A Jordanian boy holds a placard reading
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360east [2]
Rebooting Jordan: do we need a bigger kick in the butt than what happened in Salt?
Does Jordan need a “Kick up the butt” asks 360East, arguing that “Jordan is more materially and socially developed than its democracy.” Pointing to tribalism, poor universities, lack of meritocracy, and an “I don’t care culture” the blogger argues that a “social earthquake” is coming, and suggests various projects – from a national media strategy to far better higher education – to improve the predicament. The writer remembers riots in Salt in 1989, and argues that Jordan has no excuse: if Finland could rebuild it after World War II, then surely Jordan can do the same?
INK ON THE SIDE [3]
5 Annoying People You’ll Meet While Driving
INK ON THE SIDE profiles 5 types of driver everyone loves to hate: 1. Make up lady 2. The D.J. 3. The Nose Picker 4. The Swearer 5. The flirter.
CHANTY.OVER-BLOG [4]
Adventures along the way… (Part I)
A student gets into a taxi in Lebanon… but doesn’t talk to the taxi driver that much. Why? Because he’s watching his favorite TV show. While driving.
MAYA’S AMALGAM [5]
The eternal theme of domestic workers…
MAYA designs a piece on domestic workers for ‘The Global Journal’ , depicting the struggles of domestic workers while some ladies get expensive hair styles…
4thRINGROAD.COM [6]
50 CENT’S 8.7 MILLION DOLLAR TWEET
50 cent’s bumps the shares of a company he’s invested in by 290 % after talking about on twitter… increasing the investment worth by 8.7 million dollars.
HAREEGA [7]
Good Old Clip: King Hussein Getting Married
HAREEGA manages to find a old video of King Hussein marrying Princess Dina Abdel Hamid of Egypt in what’s described as ‘a glittering eastern setting’.
Source URL: http://www.albawaba.com/jordan-time-reboot

Links:
[1] http://www.albawaba.com
[2] http://www.360east.com/?p=1232
[3] http://inkontheside.com/2011/01/10/5-annoying-people-youll-meet-while-driving/
[4] http://chanty.over-blog.org/article-adventures-along-the-way-part-i-64411281.html
[5] http://mayazankoul.com/2011/01/14/the-eternal-theme-of-domestic-workers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+mayazankoul/zHXS+(Maya's+Amalgam)
[6] http://www.4thringroad.com/?p=14405
[7] http://hareega.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-old-clip-king-hussein-getting.html