Yugi's BlogYugi's BlogBlog of Issa a CS student in the Jordan University of Science and Technology, where he is also known as Yugi, which contains posts on politics, technology, Jordan and other stuff. Articles
The Jihad Barbie
2007-07-14 16:09:00 A quick attempt to google "Jihad Barbie " will split out several pictures of an attractive Barbie doll wearing an explosive belt full of dynamite, in another photo an elegant ladies bag hold by Barbie is full of nails while a detonator is highlighted, the photos are not so different from real commercial campaigns of the American fashion doll... I know what you are going to ask: why are you searching for "Jihad Barbie" in Google? Good question, in reality I was browsing one of the "funny pictures" sites, and the previous image was tagged as Palestine Barbie!! Personally, I have not found it funny, at contrary they're somehow sad, the title itself is offensive as it tries to depict all Palestinians as suicide bombers, the things are even worse when these images are connected (in a cynic way) with real life situation, in fact, I was looking at how some persons use these pictures in favor of their anti-Islamic political views, the previous Google search revealed some neo-cons blogs, ot...
Malcolm's Season 5 On MBC4
2007-07-07 14:42:00 For all Malcolm In The Middle fans (like me): you can watch fifth season's episodes starting from tonight on MBC4, Saturdays - Wednesdays at 9:00 PM GMT (00:00 AM Jordan Time). So, I've finally found a good reason to turn to MBC4! As I cited in my profile, this is my favorite TV show, I know that some of my friends dislike the fact I always find the opportunity to talk about Malcolm and refer to some of its stories, but, really this sitcom is GREAT! If you don't know what formidable thing is Malcolm in the Middle, this is a good chance -even if late- to start watching it! More About: Season , Season 5
News on Jordan
2007-07-06 10:13:00 WND: JORDAN QUIETLY GAINING CONTROL ON TEMPLE MOUNT WorldNetDaily (wnd.com) reported that Jordan ian government is secretly buying lands and real estate surrounding the Temple Mount (i.e. Haram Sharif). The site cited anonymous Israeli and Palestinian officials, and quoted from Israeli newspaper Maariv that members of the Jordanian royal family has been leading efforts to purchase properties to "'to solidify kingdom's already strong presence there". According to WND, Jordan bought or try to buy: apartments, shops, properties from Arab landowners, real estate and it recently place a bid to buy Jerusalem's Intercontinental Hotel, all this through Jordanian shell companies which have presented themselves as acting on behalf of the Waqf: Sheik Azzam Khateeb, who was installed in February as the new manager of the Waqf, is known to be close to the Jordanian monarchy. The previous Waqf manager, Sheik Adnon Husseini, was loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' ... More About: News
جريمة "جمع التواقيع"
2007-07-02 21:49:00 استمراراً لحملة جمع التواقيع الموجهة إلى رئاسة الوزراء والمطالبة بوقف رفع الرسوم الجامعية وخفضها بما يتناسب ودخل المواطن ، قامت مجموعة من طلبة حملة"ذبحتونا" بجمع تواقيع طلبة من جامعة اليرموك من خارج أسوار الجامعة كون جمع التواقيع داخل الجامعة قد يعرضهم للفصل من الجامعة ، إلا أن الطلبة تفاجأوا بقيام الأجهزة المعنية باعتقال اثنين منهم والتحقيق معهم داخل أسوار الجامعة ومن ثم قاموا بتحويلهم إلى الأجهزة خارج الجامعةالطالبان هما ماهر النمري وأحمد العدوان!You Have Slaughtered Us
Tonight Let's Be a Little More Jordanian...
2007-07-01 13:21:00 Reunite with your friends, bring huge buckets of popcorn in front of a large screen TV, or smoke tasty argeeleh in your favorite coffee shop, do not forget the Jordanian flag and most important give a big support to the Nashama! Jordanian debut on U-20 Fifa World Cup: Tonight at 00:15 (Jordan Time) JORDAN - ZAMBIA More About: Litt , Dani
The Pink Panther is Made in Jordan
2007-06-27 10:00:00 AMMAN -- Hollywood powerhouse Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. entered into a joint production and financing venture with a local animation company on Sunday. The deal, signed at a gathering at the Royal Automobile Museum yesterday, represents MGM's first foray into the Middle Eastern market, and is the first agreement of its kind between any major American studio and an Arab company, according to Travis Rutherford, executive vice president of MGM. The agreement will target three main areas -- content creation, licensing and merchandising, and the development of what is known as "location-based entertainment," which includes theme parks, casinos and housing developments. Under the agreement, Rubicon, an Amman-based company that has specialised mainly in children's programming, will begin co-producing "Pink Panther & Pals," a new cartoon based on the iconic MGM character, in July. It is the feline's first incarnation ... More About: Jordan , Made , Pink Panther
Shakira at Jerash Festival?
2007-06-26 21:28:00 Many gossips and rumors are coming out about the presence of the Columbian singer Shakira (of Lebanese origins) at Jerash Festival , these voices appear stronger after her concert in Lebanon has been postponed (or even canceled) and by taking in consideration the fact she had previously two tour dates in Egypt and in Dubai. Personally, I think it's not probable that Shakira will have a concert in Jerash as first reported by some websites, it's more credible to see Shakira as a guest of honor as she will help to add a brighter 'international image' for the festival. However, today's edition of Al-Ghad reported that, until now, organizers of the Jerash Festival neither affirmed nor denied the future presence of Shakira in this year's edition of the festival. But a short visit to the official site makes it clear that the edited version of the program does not refer to Shakira at all, the day of the opening ceremony has been postponed (it was first announced as 19/7) and the f...
كيف يخسر الأردن الملايين؟
2007-06-26 10:05:00 قرأت قبل أيام مقالة للكاتب فهد الفانك، كان يقول فيها أن الموازنة الأردنية تتعرض إلى ضربات عنيفة بسبب الملايين التي تنفق على هيئات ومؤسسات وبعض مجالس إدارتها دون أن تكون لهذه المؤسسات أية فائدة تذكر... قمت بإضافة بعض المؤسسات على المؤسسات التي ذكرها الفانك، وكلها ينطبق عليها الشرط: مؤسسات كبيرة لا حاجة لها. فمثلاً ما الفائدة أن تكون لدينا هيئة لتنظيم قطاع النقل ولدينا وزارة للنقل، ما الفائدة أن تكون هناك هيئة لمكافحة الفساد تطلب من الخزينة 5.5 ملايين سنوياً، ولدينا في المخابرات دائرة كاملة لمكافحة الفساد؟ هل الحكومة مصابة بهوس اختراع هيئات جد...
JUST To Say Something...
2007-03-24 20:35:00 VERY GOOD THINGElections were held Thursday (first delayed for bad weather). The good fact is that the Islamists have issued a political brochure with a big Jordanian flag and they defined themselves as 'patriots', it was a very appreciable action, this means they finally discovered there are some Jordanians here in this university... Another good fact is that my friend (a CS candidate) I strongly supported last week won with a very large margin (nearly 70% of the votes)... And most important is the fact that the deanship of students' affairs has prohibited the attachment of any form of electoral posters, for the first time we have clean walls during the electoral campaign! GOOD THING Our university finally decided to render public the laptop offers for students. Our president, Dr. Oweis more than one year ago announced that several laptops will be distributed to students for reasonable prices, the university has no... More About: Just , Methi , Something , Thing , Some
ناس يحمون الوطن... وناس يمحونه - 2
2007-03-23 19:43:00 أتذكر بوضوح موقفاً مررنا به ونحن طلاباً في الصف الثامن أو التاسع... عندما طلب منا أستاذ التربية الفنية أن نرسم لوحة في ذكرى معركة الكرامة، ولكن قبل أن نقبض الألوان الخشبية وقلم الرصاص وقبل أن تتجول في خيالنا الأشكال والفراغات، رفع زميلي يده من على درجه ليوجه الأستاذ المسكين سؤالاً... "سمعت من يقول أن الفدائيين هم الذين حاربوا في معركة الكرامة لا غيرهم"... ارتعد الأستاذ من هذه الملاحظة السياسية التي لا تسمع عادةً في حصص الفن، ولكن من نجاه كان مدير المدرسة المتواجد في الصف مصادفةً، رد المدير على الطالب قائلاً: معركة الكرامة كانت إنجازاً التحمت فيه أ...
Robinson's Goal
2007-03-18 13:32:00 Wow... An attacker and a goalkeeper at the same time !!(PS: This is his second goal). More About: Goa , Goal , Robin , Robins
Qaradawi Forbids... God Forbid!
2007-03-15 21:09:00 I presume that Arab people started waiting for Qaradawi's new fatwas as they wait for new albums of their favorite singers. This man was totally unknown until he became a fixed figure in the Al Jazeera program, Sharia and Life, in which he answers questions about everything: religion, economics, politics, physics, medicine, flower gardening…A key member of Muslim Brotherhood, Qaradawi is also an important shareholder of Bahamas-based Al Taqwa Bank. His last fatwa is one in which he obligates Muslims to kill prisoners of war (if they are "war criminals"), just or not, this is the last religious verdict of the well-known list of Interesting Fatwas of Qaradawi:Getting a loan with interests (riba) is permitted. Boycott of American and Israeli products is an obligation for all Muslims. (This seems a good one) Every Muslim must kill US civilians in Iraq (then, he changed opinion).Muslim should re-conquer Spain, southern Italy, Sicily and the Balkans.It's forbidden th... More About: God , Arad
An Ordinary Day In Latin America
2007-03-11 20:08:00 Some people are beaten up by the police, while others are dancing More About: America , Latin America , Latin , Ordinary Day , Dinar
I Voted For Petra
2007-03-09 16:47:00 I've decided to vote for Petr a ... more accurately, today I had the time and the determination to finally vote for the capital of Nabateans to be included in the New 7 Wonders list.Up to now there is a large 'campaign' here in Jordan, everybody is inciting to vote for Petra: radio stations, my university, sms on my mobile, the Sims 2 forum ... Some called for voting because "it's a patriotic duty", others said not to vote (I don't know the reason), however, far away from these 'typical Jordanian' discussions, I've voted for Petra for its magnificence... is this the right term to describe a complete city totally carved in the rock, in the middle of the desert with a unique architecture and the most ingenious engineering ever? I really think that between the finalists Petra is the best.DID YOU KNOW?Inside the city of the rose-coloured Petra, lies the mausoleum of the Prophet Aaron (as), located on one of the peaks of "Hour Mountain".The inhabitants of this a... More About: Vote
المسلسل البدوي الكوري
2007-03-03 13:07:00 "جانغ دونغ غون" في دور الشيخ غليص"غانغ هي جونغ" في دور حمدة"هوانغ شين هي" في دور رداد"بارك هاي إيل" في دور الشيخ مناع (اللي ما يهاب سود الليالي)إخراج صون ييه جينهذا ما سنشاهده ربما في العام القادم، إذا تمكنت شركة إنتاج كورية من فوز العطاء لإنتاج مسلسل بدوي، طبعاً على ذمة جريدة الغد..."وعد رئيس الوزراء معروف البخيت، العين السابق الفنان نبيل المشيني خلال احتفال جمعية المذيعين الاردنيين بيوم المذيع الاردني يوم الاربعاء الماضي، بمتابعة ملحوظة تقدم بها حول إحالة عطاء بـ"الظرف المختوم" لإنتاج مسلسل بدوي اردني على شركة كورية...
Wind Power in Jerash
2007-02-28 20:28:00 When I first heard that Jordan will initialize a nuclear program for electricity production, I was afraid that all previous plans for clean electricity will be thrown out, but before three days I've opened the newspaper and I've found good news... The Council of Ministers approved the establishment of a wind power plant in the Jerash governorate. Previous plans regarding wind power were put up, most of them unimportant such the turbines in Husn (Irbid), but this plant capacity is estimated to be 40 Megawatt as Ministry of Energy said. The plant will be set up in Kamshah hills and the ministry will also build similar plants in other parts of Jordan, including Tafeelah and Wadi Araba. Renewable electricity represents less than 3% of the total electrical power produced in Jordan, so I wish this will be the first step to begin thinking seriously about clean energy. More About: Power , Wind , Wind power
Dibbin... Again
2007-02-24 12:07:00 Monastery of Our Lady the Virgin near Dibbin. Centenary Pine Tree in Dibbin. The first Jordanian King, Abdallah I, took shade under this tree, and named it Al Hada'ah. A Google Map showing the Dibbin National Park, also surrounding arid area is shown. Why not to build the project in this area? As a Jerash blogger, I just wanted to have my say on Dibbin project. Personally, I have good memories of that park; school trips, picnics, passing the time under its trees with friends and family and other memories that are hard to forget. However in this post I will try to be rational as much as possible. I'm happy that Jordanian blogosphere has different visions of Dibbin's project. The majority of bloggers invited to sign a petition against the project. However, I've read the Nasim's post two days ago, and he presented a different view of the situation and he demanded explicitly not to sign the petition.I invite you to read his post.Ok, let me present myself, I'm a... More About: Again
The Dark Vision of Peretz
2007-02-23 14:20:00 The man on the right of the photo is Amir Peretz, the Israeli Defense Minister. Take a closer look at the photo, did you notice anything strange? Peretz gazes at a military drill through binoculars, without realizing the lens caps were left on!Peretz was inspecting Israeli troops near Syrian borders, along with Israeli Army's commander Ashkenazi who helped Peretz to pull through the situation, the BBC said that Peretz gazed three times through the capped binoculars before Ashkenazi's intervention.Do you think Israeli Army is overestimated? More About: Dark , The Dark , Sion , Visi , Vision
I'm With Tigger!
2007-02-18 20:37:00 For sure, you've listened to many stupid news last month, but one of them appeared with more emphasis on several US media, international newspapers and internet sites, the one regarding Tigger of Winnie The Pooh. I'm not a big Disney fan, and I've never enjoyed watching Winnie The Pooh, I don't know why, but sometimes this cartoon saddened me! However, this time I'm definitely with Tigger. All we know the world is full of injustices, and this is a tragic example: Tigger has been accused of punching and hitting a boy's face, during a pose for a photo.Well, I watched the video, and it's so evident that Tigger did not punch the kid's face, it kindly touched him after losing balance. And the so-named "boy" is a 14 year kid, has found nothing better than to visit Disneyland and take a photo with a two-meter tall plush. And then, for what reason should Tigger hit a boy?The fact that there is a man who has to wear in a ridicule way, to get an underpaid salary and an under... More About: With
The Majestic Petra Festival
2007-02-16 15:53:00 The Majestic Petr a Fest ival , a three-day long festival that hosts artists, actors, historians and other cultural personalities will be held in Petra in April 2007. The festival is to promote and strengthen the UK-Arab relations, so we have to point out that official support for this event came from Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and British Prime Minister. The festival will include film, theatre, opera, literary and other arts elements. In fact, the festival's program embodies live Arabic musical performance, screening of contemporary Palestinian films and open discussions of main political and inter-cultural issues, such war in Iraq and terrorism; these are only a minimal part of the events the festival will offer. Nobel laureates, Arab and British thinkers, Jordanian writers and poets will have their presence in Petra; confirmed speakers list includes Sir V.S Naipaul, Khaled al Karaki, Hanan al Shaykh, Reza Aslan, Vikram Seth and many others. Tickets information is available on ...
ناس يحمون الوطن... وناس يمحونه - 1
2007-02-15 17:13:00 أنا لا أشكك في وطنية الإخوان المسلمين، خاصة أني رجل لا أؤمن بالوطنية المتمثلة بالشعارات الرنانة ورفع صور القادة، التي عادة ما ترمز إلى وطنية مشبوهة قد تكون مرتبطة بأشخاص ومناصب أكثر مما تكون مرتبطة بالوطن نفسه.ومن يدرس تاريخ الإخوان المسلمين يعرف جيداً دور الجماعة في بناء الدولة الأردنية، لا سيما في دعم النظام والوقوف ضد جميع محاولات الانقلاب التي شهدها الأردن.أكرر، في هذه المقالة لا أريد أن أشكك في وطنية الإخوان، ولا في روابط الغرام والانتقام بينهم وبين الحكومات المتعاقبة، ولكن أدعوكم إلى القيام بمقارنة بسيطة بين الإخوان الأردنيين والإخو...
Muslim Women and Spaghetti
2007-02-10 20:57:00 Well, for those who are not habituated to eating spaghetti it's a big trouble. Things are even worse if you wear hijab... More About: Women , Muslim , Men , Slim , Spaghetti
Bloggers Grow in Mideast: Police Watch
2007-02-10 13:28:00 "Blog ger s grow in Mideast; police watch" is the title of an article written by Associated Press journalist Anna Johnson, published yesterday, in which she reported the increasing bloggers phenomenon in Middle East and, on the other hand, the pressure governments place on them. Here in Jordan , all we know the situation is much better than Egypt , Iran or Syria , there are not big threats to freedom of expression on the web here and I don't remember bloggers and cyber-dissidents who were victims of campaigns against them or even arrested. However all bloggers in the zone are in danger and governments' censorship of websites or weblogs is common; this is for protecting us from "immoral and defamatory contents" they told us...! All my appreciation and respect to those courageous bloggers that were arrested or persecuted here in Middle East, the AP article cited Mahmood al-Yousif (Bahrain), Wael Abbas (Egypt) and Hamed Mottaghi (Iran), however many other should be ... More About: Ideas , Watch , Police
The Amazing Mr. Wolfowitz
2007-02-07 20:14:00 Paul Wolf owitz , the president of the World Bank, says he would free world from poverty but I suppose he forgot to take care of himself... In a recent visit he did to Turkey, Mr. Wolfowitz entered an Ottoman-era mosque in the city of Edirne, but when he took off his shoes two big holes were revealed on both his socks with his toes peeking through. [see photo below] Yes! Mr. Wolfowitz has socks with holes!Is that an acceptable sartorial deficiency, or World Bank finances do not go so well? If these are the best pair of socks the president found in wardrobe, well I think we have found another motive to not be so friendly with World Bank.Another unpleasant economic situation was revealed after this event in the mosque, Mr. Wolfowitz decided to buy two bracelets on a market, but he did not have enough money!Wolfowitz was previously shown in Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 when he used his own saliva to style his hair, he was seen to spit on his comb before running it through hi... More About: Amazing , The A , Witz
Reporters Without Borders - 2007 Annual Report
2007-02-03 14:14:00 Reporters With out Borders issued its annual report on freedom of press in the world, and as it says, "once again, freedom of expression is under siege everywhere".MIDDLE EAST Regarding the Middle East, the report clearly refers to the difficulties journalists face in Iraq and in the Palestinian territories. 65 Journalist were killed in Iraq, others were attacked, targeted and kidnapped for their political or ethnical membership.Kidnaps and attack were also relevant in the Palestinian Territories, and 17 media workers were wounded in shooting by the Israeli army.In addition to the well-known dictatorship in the zone, Reporters Without Borders points out the increasingly influence of the religion in media. The cartoons of the prophet Mohamed that appeared in a Danish newspaper caused a batch of protests in Middle East and the report states that "Instead of calming the crowds protesting at Danish embassies in the region, Arab governments chose to censor the media as a wa... More About: Report , Port , Repo , Reporter
عبد الرحمن منيف
2007-02-01 08:57:00 قبل أيام كنت واقفاً مع مجموعة من زملائي في الجامعة، وإذ أحدهم بدأ يتحدث إلى شاب آخر من سوريا عن عبد الرحمن منيف، وبدأ يحاوره على أساس أن عبد الرحمن منيف كاتب سوري معروف، وينازع مستمعه كيف لا يعرف ذلك الكاتب وهو ابن بلده وهو من بين أدباء سوريا أكثرهم إبداعاً وشهرةً... بعدما سمعت من صديقي ما يكفي ليشفي غليلي، توجهت إليه بنظرة استغراب... - عبد الرحمن منيف سوري؟ - (يفكر قليلاً... وينتظر عدة ثواني ليجيب): إذا مش سوري أكيد لبناني ... - (أفكر في داخلي: من الأفضل أن أختصر): مع ليش بس اتأكد من معلوماتكعبد الرحمن منيف أردني ونفتخر بأردنيته، هل لنا أن ندعي غير ذلك...
Five Best Photos from Mars
2007-01-29 19:19:00 On June 10 and July 7, 2003 NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers were launched toward Mars. Primary scientific goals of the mission were to search different types of rocks and soils, in addition to discover the sites affected by liquid water in the past. Several photos of the red planet were taken as the robots are supplied with several cameras, one capable of taking images of the surface and sky of Mars and other microscopic cameras to zoom rock and soil targets.In 2007, after three years from Spirit and Opportunity landing (the twin rovers), NASA announced a contest to choose the best photos of Mars, the voting began on January 3, and ended on January 24, and these are the winners (presented in order):NUMBER ONESunsetThe sun sinks beneath the rim of Gusev Crater on May 19, 2005.NUMBER TWO Dazzling DunesAs Opportunity crept to the bottom of Endurance Crater, the rover investigated dune crests in false-color, seeing a "blue" tint from hematite-contain... More About: Photo , Photos , Best , Five
Exams Are Over!
2007-01-29 14:02:00 Today I've finally finished my exams. But I also took the wrong step of seeing the grades of my previous exams... Blah! they're so ugly, I did not do so well this semester :( More About: Exams , Over , Exam
Boy's Voice Kills 400 Chickens
2007-01-26 15:41:00 A recent Reuters news story reported from Beijing that hundreds of chickens have been found dead in a small village in east China . The reason was the screaming of a four-year old boy that had been scared by a barking dog. A witness said that the little boy bent over the henhouse window, screaming for a long time, after being frightened from the dog. A court has officially ruled that the cause of death was the screaming of the boy, since it was "the only unexpected abnormal sound" and that 443 chickens trampled each other to death in fear. Also, the father of the killer-boy was ordered to pay 1,800 yuan (164 JD) in compensation to the owner of the chickens. For further reading, I advice you to take a look at a valuable scientific article of Mr. Graham B. Scott (of the Scottish Agricultural College) entitled "Effects of short-term whole body vibration on animals with particular reference to poultry". More About: Voice , Chick , Chicken , Kill , VOIC
Il Brutto Esempio Di Chavez
More articles from this author:2007-01-25 17:44:00 Sarà più una banalità che una ragione di fatto ma la sinistra non ha mai avuto nella sua storia una buona reputazione in fatto di libertà di stampa, ed il governo socialista di Chavez non fa molto per smentire la pessima nomea.Il presidente venezuelano, noto a tutti come sostenitore dei poveri e dei più bisognosi, è stato rieletto presidente con un ampio margine, una vittoria di sicuro aspettatta e meritata per il leader della rivoluzione socialista che ha unito le masse del suo paese nella lotta contro il neoimperialismo stile "Made in U.S.A", ma che dopo arrivato al potere si interessa prima di tutto a non rinnovare le concessioni televisive all'emittente dell'opposizione, accusata da lui di essere anti rivoluzionista.Il canale in questione, RCTV, che iniziò le trasmissioni nel lontano Novembre del 1953, è stato duramente criticato da Chavez, che presentandosi in tenuta militare durante il saluto di fine anno all'Accademia Militare di Caracas ha affermato che ... More About: Have , Brut 1, 2, 3 |
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