http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/ A Jordanian pontificates on life in the US, the Middle East, and elsewhere. en-us 2009-09-19T14:55:38-04:00 hourly 2 2000-01-01T12:00+03:00 This is an XML content feed. Although it looks nice here, it is actually designed for use in a newsreader or for syndication at another another site. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/ab-vYbmx5fg/censoring-the-q.html <p>&#39;...I mean for petes sake when she goes to refugee camps she wears a simple head scarf because she knows its socially unacceptable by the conservative Jordanian tribes.&#39;</p> <p>Well, she wasn&#39;t in Jordan, she was in NY where it is totally acceptable to dress as she did.<br /> </p> Jordan, my nation Media watch Lynn 2009-09-19T14:55:38-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/censoring-the-q.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0120a583479e970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/bVfcartb5XA/censoring-the-q.html <p>ya i totally agree, as an american arab living in Jordan I do think that the Quees should have dressed more conservative..I mean for petes sake when she goes to refugee camps she wears a simple head scarf because she knows its socially unacceptable by the conservative Jordanian tribes.</p> Jordan, my nation Media watch sarah 2009-09-01T21:12:16-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/censoring-the-q.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0120a53ec41d970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/ffpLgWL9hgc/interview-with-.html <p>of course he deserve it.Good luck</p> Media watch Weblogs alkoga 2009-08-27T11:07:44-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2007/09/interview-with-.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0120a5255db1970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/P6k93ndWgNg/salman-rushdie.html <p>1st no need to make a big fuss about this creature, I read some of his work, if you are a newbie reader then you will be amazed by his work, if you are a professional reader, then his work is a child&#39;s play in comparison to other serious writers. btw: big thank to the thick mullah mr. khomaini who made this creature a millionaire he should bow to the mullahs in iran for making him famous, without them he would still be living in a council flat in london publishing lunatic ideas to make ppl laugh </p> Books Metro Daze Hameed 2009-08-27T06:17:35-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/07/salman-rushdie.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0120a5247143970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/x6CQvYFCBk8/body-of-lies-is.html <p>Maybe we can appreciate this change in media representation as a step up. I can sympathize with your concerns particularly when you are from a middle eastern background but even then, look at how much time (and money) was spent to get a positive message across! Ignore the &quot;exoticism&quot; and hear me out. For me, as a Japanese American, it&#39;s been pretty painful to watch movies with so- called &quot;Japanese actors/ actresses&quot; (cough Memoirs of a Geisha) yet I can assure you it is a significant improvement to previous stereotypes NOT EVEN FROWNED UPON (Breakfast at Tiffany&#39;s, Back to the Future 3). </p> <p>Things are changing and cultural integrity is definitely given more weight now. Unfortunately film atmospheres will never be perfectly captured; be the bigger human and accept it as human folly and hope for the better next time? </p> Film Jordan, my nation Mia 2009-08-19T12:30:19-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0120a504d0d5970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/cFK_yepjx8c/body-of-lies-is.html <p>I thought Crowe&#39;s line was deliberated in order to present his ignorance further...</p> Film Jordan, my nation Mia 2009-08-19T12:22:19-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0120a55be135970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/p4_5S9-VT-Q/my_first_bamya.html <p>Hello all,</p> <p>I used to work in Amman, and fell in love woth a lot of the food there...especially Mansaf. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone had the authentic recipe for mansaf. Thanks for any response. BTW, my email is paleddy62@yahoo.com</p> The cook in me Phil Leddy 2009-06-23T22:23:12-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2005/01/my_first_bamya.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0115714e7d2c970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/0CY7c3Pf5u0/body-of-lies-is.html <p>I can understand your indignation. Not only for the glaring inconsistencies in your language, culture, cuisine and physical misrepresentations of Jordanians; I didn&#39;t like the film because as an American it appeared to me as liberal dogma attempting to show all American intelligence agencies as manipulative, dishonest, and exploitive to our allies. </p> Film Jordan, my nation Mark Richards 2009-05-22T22:15:36-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef011570a00a4f970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/5t_iS9XB00Y/body-of-lies-is.html <p>Where are you Natasha we miss ur blog </p> Film Jordan, my nation NoNo 2009-05-04T02:19:16-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef01156f754c9e970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/zlce5DUW6Ic/body-of-lies-is.html <p>as a non- arab it is really interesting to get a perspective of the movie from a Jordanian...I can really appreciate the issues you have for the show...</p> <p>I liked the movie as I would any good action movie...I am sorry to say I have no real feel for the cultural / lingual inacurracies but I agree w/ you - big buget and big stars they should have put in more realism / accuracies and to be sensitive the audiance that may be from that part of the world...which they should have known would watch the show ..</p> <p>it is probably more a reflection of the typical American lack of understanding of that part of the world than a intensional snub </p> Film Jordan, my nation stephen Skinner 2009-04-28T09:46:57-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef01156f633f0d970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/OTMbBa6nKck/disturbing_repo.html <p>Feminists get all in a tizzy about wife beating far far away, while they ignore or encourage husband beating very close at hand.</p> <p>It would be instructive to know how many teenagers approve of women beating their husbands or girlfriends hitting their boyfriends 1) if the boyfriend/husband cheated 2) if the boyfriend/husband did not clean the house how and when she wants 3) if the boyfriend/husband refuses to follow her orders.</p> <p>Asking these questions does show us the other side of the coin (women in a matriarchy who think it is ok to beat their men). Domestic Violence by women on men is an epidemic in the West that goes unchallenged and no feminist it seems is willing to shine a light on it.</p> <p>Feminists are are eager to ignore husband/boyfriend beatings in their own country, so they focus on wife beating in far off lands.</p> Jordan, my nation Akhi 2009-03-29T08:12:33-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2005/04/disturbing_repo.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef01156e8c2d3f970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/yF9HPmO3orc/body-of-lies-is.html <p>Blog again, blog</p> Film Jordan, my nation Hareega 2009-03-24T23:06:47-04:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef01156f4cff63970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/BaJmjQZKkj8/disturbing_repo.html <p>I have been reading all of this debate, and many comments have been made purely to appear politically correct. I&#39;m a young woman, and live in a Western country. Why don&#39;t arab men stop beating thier wives...then you too can boast a one in three divorce rate? Yes...it was sarcasm. No, it&#39;s not a simplistic view, its absolutely true. We have a divorce rate you can&#39;t jump over, women having endless children outside of marrage and cheating on their husbands or &quot;partners&quot; all through the relationship. I&#39;m married to a Jordanian (after being married to an Aussie who did nothing but cheat), and have never been beaten, and at the same time have never disobeyed. We are both educated professionals, so no, we&#39;re not ignorant. There is no need to disobey or argue, the fact is, if you have to do the odd thing a certain way, then that&#39;s a small price to pay for a happy and peaceful relationship. It sure beats the hell out of divorce.</p> Jordan, my nation Ellie 2009-02-26T02:36:56-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2005/04/disturbing_repo.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0111689956e7970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/-LoTeKNSWN8/post.html <p>hi<br /> All islamic armed and non armed organazations , parties, imams inculding 80% of muslims nation has identical ideology whihc complitly contradicting the Qur2an. The Shari2a and Alfiqh are invinted and written by the imams , and the prove is thqat its contradicting the Qur2an. For that and to prove thier ideology they invinted the Hadith in the name of Mohammads . <br /> So all islamic countries are rejecting the qur2an and they do believe in terrorims ideology whihc is officialy recognaized in all islamic schools and univiersities.</p> <p>Read an articl whihc prove that:</p> <p>http://blogg.expressen.se/anti-terrorism</p> <p>visit the church of mohamad<br /> http://www.youtube.com/user/MohamadsChristChurch <br /> You want to convert as me christian´and to help you to get your right in islamic countries ? Write to me </p> Jordan, my nation MM Vote Benedictos Mohamad 2009-02-21T05:14:29-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2006/05/post.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0111688c65f0970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/8T8kUQ1Sj70/convert_harassm.html <p><br /> hi<br /> As a Jurist criminalist specailist in anti terrorisms ideology and in strategical stues I say:<br /> 1- The shari3a law is invinted by muslims imams and its complitly contradicting the true explanation of the Holy Qur2an .</p> <p>2- The Qu2an has been modificated by muslims imams via thier &quot; Tafsiir &quot; explanation to it, to enforce people to an ideology whihc they didnt find it in the Qur2an.</p> <p>3- The true islam allaow any person to believe in what he or she wants . </p> <p>4- The christians countries should force the islamic countries to let peoople to believe in what they want and to eliminate the imams law . And thats by many methods such as to stop all kinds of collaboration ...etc... with them just for 10 dayes and forbiden muslim to preach in christians countries. </p> <p>5- Muslims should learn to make comparative examination between the imams teaching and the Qur2an to see that the imams teaching is nothing more an evil one . </p> <p>6- 80% of muslims are not muslims because they reject the qur2an by accepting the imams teaching which they wrote in the name of Mohamad.</p> <p>for more information you can write to me<br /> forgery1@hotmail.com</p> <p>Read an article about the criminals imams<br /> http://blogg.expressen.se/anti-terrorism</p> <p>visit the church of mohamad<br /> http://www.youtube.com/user/MohamadsChristChurch </p> <p>You want to convert as me christian´and to help you to get your right in islamic countries ? Write to me </p> <p><br /> </p> Jordan, my nation The Disturbing Benedictos Mohamad 2009-02-21T05:06:02-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2005/04/convert_harassm.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0111688c6454970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/WZVq3T0N8l8/jordan_retracts.html <p>This is pretty interesting. A Dubai organization combating intimate partner violence created these make up kits with a message. Specifically represents a different kind of abuse. <br /> The brush in the kit says: &quot;Don&#39;t cover up injustice. Speak.&quot; Along with the City of Hope&#39;s hotline number. The kits were given out at shopping malls in Dubai. <br /> I like it.<br /> ------------------<br /> jeff</p> <p>http://adult.talkingdating.com <br /> </p> Jordan, my nation The Mideast jeff205 2009-02-09T05:58:03-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2007/03/jordan_retracts.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0105371ad06f970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/eHYsmX0wLAw/salman-rushdie.html <p>Here&#39;s a very interesting interview between Salman and Irshad Manji: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc60ro81dIw" rel="nofollow">Salman and Irshad</a>.</p> <p>First time I have heard him speak. I thought it was excellent..<br /> BJ<br /> </p> Books Metro Daze B-J 2009-02-08T14:36:44-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/07/salman-rushdie.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef01053719608b970b http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/aQ8vJG7M3q0/body-of-lies-is.html <p>I agree. I wasn&#39;t impressed with the film at all.</p> <p>but let me give you a note: <br /> the film was shot in morooco.</p> <p>and i hate that part showing us as backword people .<br /> at least we know our roots and we are proud of jordan and our intilegance dept too.</p> Film Jordan, my nation jalal 2009-02-02T07:41:23-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef0111683b9668970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/yQqSCL0EX1E/body-of-lies-is.html <p>Hani, why the negativity? Are movies from where you came from considered smart?<br /> Your comment does not represent a good cultured opinion. People from our side and your side try to close the gap between America and the Arabs, and people like you stand in the way. </p> Film Jordan, my nation Chazz 2009-01-30T16:36:29-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2008/10/body-of-lies-is.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef010537048b8d970c http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MM-RecentComments/~3/GaAr7WT3YCA/obesity_among_a.html <p>Who cares arab women are hot and sexy. I was in iraq and i saw some of the most beautiful women ever in my life so what if a few of them were chubby id rather marry them than a american .You arab women need to give yourself some criedit .</p> Tidbits camron 2009-01-28T18:17:57-05:00 http://www.mentalmayhem.net/mental_mayhem/2005/01/obesity_among_a.html#6a00d8341cc76c53ef010536ff1b30970c http://www.natashatynes.org/Images/feed-image.jpghttp://www.feedburner.com