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Of Cold Nights and Good Food

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September 25th 2008
Another week gone. The days seem to fly by, but go so slowly at the same time. My weekend has just started, so I'm really happy to have some down time. We have two more class days (Saturday and Monday) before the Eid starts. The Eid is almost a week off, a national holiday, to celebrate the end of Ramadan. It'll be the first time in a month and a half that I'll have have more than one day off ... 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