Nadine Touqan Given the rise in tragic situations with women and youth, and the desperate behaviour of men, women and society in general - all leading to the demise of the family unit and our human values, it's probably high time to up the ante. This country is way too small to be falling apart so badly. There is no excuse for ignoring human-centric needs. Yesterday I received emails from GOs, NGOs & RNGOs about an Amman gathering on the evening of the 29th for expression against child abuse triggered by the story of Yazan. While a gathering for artistic expression for a few hours may help soothe some souls momentarily, I must wonder what kind of impact towards action and change will result. IMHO it is not enough to gather and express. Isn't it a tired tactic? And then what? (more...)...

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Location: Al-Hussein Parks City/Town: Amman, Jordan Email: dliddawi@gemjo.org; info@gemjo.org Gender Equality Movement (GEM) was created as part of a homegrown initiative by a group of young Jordanians who are committed to the idea of justice and equality for the women and men of Jordan. The main purpose of GEM is to educate the public in Jordan about women's rights and to mobilize the community to take action to address this human rights issue in Jordan. The main component of GEM is to provide a channel for dialogue for people to discuss this issue in Jordan. The foundation of this new channel is to target all aspects of Jordanian society, taking the issue of gender equality outside the walls of conferences, workshops and offices. This channel is being opened by the young campaigners, using the logo that they created. The logo of GEM illustrates the wishes, hopes and ambitions of the young Jordanian campaigners....

Location: Al Hussein Cultural Center - Ras AlEin City/Town: Amman, Jordan Phone: 962777208033 Email: hccdinamo@yahoo.com Dozan Wa Awtar & ZAKHAREF will be organizing its 3rd annual dance festival “Zakharef in Motion” Arabesque in Motion "Zakharef in Motion" is an annual dance encounter of local, regional and international dance performances and workshops that was launched in Amman, Jordan in April 2007 by Haya Cultural Center, and lately became independent under Dozan Wa Awtar Establishment and ZAKHAREF. The festival is done in collaboration with many cultural institutions.it aims at introducing outstanding dance performances, international creative choreographers, and new talents thus creating an interactive cultural space between local, regional and international artists that will help in the creation of a contemporary dance scene in Jordan. The 2008 festival successfully combined 9 dance companies from all over the world. A total number of six thousand people attended the festival performances. All performances and workshops are offered to the audience free of charge. Participating Companies/Performance...

احتفالا بالقدس عاصمة للثقافة العربية تتشرف جامعة الشرق الأوسط - عمان طريق المطار- بدعوتكم لحضور أمسية شعرية للشاعر والاعلامي زاهي وهبي الساعة 6:30 من مساء السبت الموافق 25-4-2009...

Location: landmark hotel & mohtaraf remal Street: nemer al edwan st. City/Town: Amman, Jordan Phone: 0795815609 Email: ghazal22@yahoo.com

على خرائب المكان ،نرى وجودهم خلف الأسلاك الشائكة، وجدران العزل منتصبون كما الفراشة

مهرجان القدس عاصمة للثقافة العربية بالتعاون ما بين محترف رمال وفندق لاند مارك وبمشاركة المرصد الطلابي العربي لضحايا الاحتلال والحصار ومجموعة من الشخصيات الوطنية الملتزمة يقام على يومين بمشاركة واسعة من الفنانين والكتاب والموسيقيين تأكيداً على أن القدس عاصمة كل شيء قبل أن تكون عاصمة للثقافة العربية

وذلك من خلال برنامج منوع تشترك فيه الفنون جميعها الموسيقا والمسرح والسينما والأدب والتشكيل

برنامج المهرجان اليوم الاول 4/23 فندق لاند مارك - عرض لفرقة براعم القدس - كلمة السيد نضال عمار - قراءات شعرية للشاعر والروائي ابراهيم نصرالله بمصاحبة الفنان عبدالحليم ابوحلتم - فرقة القدس للتراث الشعبي

اليوم الثاني 4/24 محترف رمال للفنون - نبض درويش ، قراءة لغنام غنام وأسماء مصطفى -استعراض لفرقة المدرسة الاهلية للبنات -عرض فيلم قصير عن الراحل الشاعر الكبير محمود درويش -عرض فيلم عن الراحل الفنان الكبير اسماعيل...

Location: an abandoned factory (map available with photos) - مصنع مهجور أعيد احياؤه Street: a few minutes away from Abdoun - على بعد دقائق من عبدون City/Town: Amman, Jordan Phone: 064631969 Email: info@makanhouse.net ...