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July 25/26/27 time to go to jordan!

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July 25th 2008
July 25/26 So made it safely to the Heathrow Airport and made my flight to go seeeee DIALAAAA!!!! HABIBIIII!!!! (means “my love” in Arabic) yaaayyy no troubles at the airport and even saw my first camel along the side of the road! Woohooo Met Diala’s mom, dad, older brother, sister and aunts…Her brother, Isam, actually went to Marquette and her sister, Jumana, went to Macalester—what a ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more