Typically it’s the 5:30a.m. call to prayer that first wakes me up in the morning, but this week what I describe as a marching drum circle has been consistently interrupting my slumber shortly after 4 a.m. Why this pre-dawn clamour? It’s Ramadan, and these drummers are waking up those who wish to eat before the sun rises. Ramadan started almost a week ago, and it has been neat to experience life in this predominantly Muslim country while the holiday is being observed. Ramadan is a month-long holiday which celebrates the [...]

For those that are anxious for new blogs from the happening place of Jordan, fret no more! For this weekend marked the end of empty weekends. Friday started out at the time every day should, 11:30am. Upon waking up I decided that the day should be holy and have no Arabic in it, as such I spent the entire day smoking argeela and planning my Eid trip. For those of you who don’t know Eid is a Muslim holiday which results in many Arabs having off that entire week, ergo [...]