the blue mosque

Burning Buildings

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October 14th 2008
This past week was tumultuous. Not really, but I really just wanted to use that word.... See, learning Arabic means I lose English. So I'm trying to get it back. Anyways, a major disappointment - Jerash was cancelled last minute, literally right before I went to bed on Saturday night, the person I was going to go with wasn't feeling well. So we're planning on trying again sometime in the beg ... 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