Cross-cultural understanding – French
Oct 12, 2009 Comments Off Mark AbouzeidDans les villes et les quartiers européens, la diversité humaine se traduit parfois par des tensions génératrices de violence au lieu d’une cohabitation harmonieuse. Polémiques sur le port du voile, craintes liées au terrorisme et à l’extrémisme religieux font quasi quotidiennement partie du discours médiatique, alimentant un fossé entre les communautés. Ce phénomène nourrit sans doute ...
Continue ReadingBedouin Fire: music from the desert
Oct 2, 2009 2 Comments ›› Mark AbouzeidBHP has released a first track, "Dancing Around the Fire", from the upcoming Ep of recordings made live in the desert around the evening campfire. Salim Ali Lafi Zelabieh leads the melody on the Aoud while his family and friends dance and sing to the rythms of the drum. [kaltura-widget uiconfid="1396852" entryid="0_t6fwdv3o" width="550" height="374" addpermission="" ...
Continue ReadingThe Jordanian Royal family 1952-present
Sep 30, 2009 Comments Off Katie Fremantle“The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with representative government. The reigning monarch is the head of state, the chief executive and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The King exercised his executive authority through the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (Cabinet).” (Jordanian Government Website 2009) By the time of his death ...
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