We'd like to invite everyone to share their 'Amman story'. It might be a childhood memory, a personal photo, a parent's or grandparent's story, an encounter, a place or an event.
We like to hear about your Amman
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My Childhood Memories
June 04, 2009 Tanya Kasim in Childhood Memories
When my dad first moved my mom and me to Jordan in the summer/fall of 1974, we didn't have a place to live in yet, so we stayed with his Circassian mother (my paternal grandmother). Ever since then, we have moved from neighborhood to neighborhood within Amman and outside of it. On July 22, 1991, my family (parents, sisters, pets, and I) packed our things up and moved to our now almost eighteen-year-old house in Mahes. It was just five days before my mom and I traveled to the States...
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Amman
May 29, 2009 Tallouza in Childhood Memories
http://tallouza.blogspot.com/2008/07/amman_23.html Amman “Out of all of you, I may be among the earliest residents of Amman, and have recollections of it when it was but a village at a time when it would have been an exaggeration to refer to it as a city…. At that time each one of us knew everyone else, their phone numbers, and every car in town.” Late King Hussein bin Talal, during a visit to Greater Amman Municipality shortly before his passing.
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Sidewalk Blues
May 29, 2009 Nadjib Aktouf in People
Every face has a personal story to tell. These photographs have been taken on the streets of downtown Amman. A collection of Sidewalk Blues...
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Lost and Found
May 28, 2009 Nina Mufleh in People
Since the day I started driving, I've dreaded exploring new areas – maps make no sense to me; sudden turns catch me off-guard; and my sense of direction never guides me to the right road. Venturing into a new part of town usually requires a companion, a full tank of gas, and air-conditioning turned up to arctic temperatures. All this makes sense when you factor in how often I manage to get lost during a short trip.
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Trails along the stairs
May 28, 2009 Nadine Toukan in People
One of the charming traits of Amman are the stairs around the city, almost artery-like connecting the hills and downtown - that heart pumping life along the stairs into the neighborhoods and nooks. A couple of wonderful stair trails connect Jabal Al Qal3a with Hashmi street, right across the Roman Theatre. On Salamah bin AlAkwa Street on Jabal Al Qal3a, there's a square viewing point that overlooks the hill down to Hashmi. On either side of the viewing point is a flight of stairs. They...
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