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		<title>A visit to Azraq Wetland Reserve in the Kingdom of Jordan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is typically thought of as a desert environment &#8230; if anyone takes the chance to consider the environmental classification of this small but strategically located country.  If you know anything about the geography and climatology of Jordan, then you will also know that it is one of the most water [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1789&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Thanksgiving Reflection on Hospitality in the Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very good friend of mine (David Swanson &#8211; click here for his blog) works as a pastor of a church in the Chicago area.  A couple of months ago he asked me to write an article to accompany a sermon series he was doing on hospitality.  The original article can be found on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1781&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>November Novel Writing in the Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow!  It&#8217;s a little hard to believe that I have been M.I.A. from the blogosphere since September 18th!  That&#8217;s just a little sad, and more than a bit crazy but perfectly understandable.  Why?  (You might ask.) National Novel Writing Month! Those of you who know me well know that this has been my November obsession [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1773&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Rye Playland Head Scarf Incident: A Sad Day for America</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/the-rye-playland-head-scarf-incident-a-sad-day-for-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you keep up on news in the Muslim-American community the you probably now about the Rye Playland incident from the end of August during Eid al-Fitr. If not it was basically a situation that got way out of hand between police ans Muslim amusement park goers over the issue of head coverings. It ended [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1759&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ramadan in Jordan 2011, an Outsider’s Perspective: Ramadan Goals in Muslim Words (part 3)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previous post in series: Ramadan Origins Personalizing Ramadan This Ramadan I have made a point of asking many of my Muslim friends and acquaintances one particular question: &#8220;What is the main goal of fasting during Ramadan for you?&#8221; It has been a fascinating month of conversations.  For many, it seems to be a bit of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1721&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sadly, an eye for an eye continues to rule the day in Israel and Palestine &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/sadly-an-eye-for-an-eye-continues-to-rule-the-day-in-israel-and-palestine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Violence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am working on Part 3 of my Ramadan:An Outsider&#8217;s Perspective series of posts, but had to take a moment to address current events in Israel and Palestine. If you haven&#8217;t noticed yet the news from the Middle East on most web-based new services is chock full of reports of Palestinian attacks in Southern Israel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1716&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ramadan in Jordan 2011, an Outsider’s Perspective: Ramadan Origins (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previous Post: Ramadan Basics All of the major religions advocate fasting in some form or another, but fasting plays a particularly special role in the life of Muslims.  The month-long fast during Ramadan punctuates the rhythm of the Islamic calendar, serving as a spiritual focal point for many.  The scope of the fast (an entire [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1702&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ramadan in Jordan 2011, an Outsider&#8217;s Perspective: Ramadan Basics (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/ramadan-in-jordan-2011-an-outsiders-perspective-ramadan-basics-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a little after 4:30 AM on August 1st, 2011.  This date happens to coincide with Ramadan 1st, 1432.  Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of fasting and the name Ramadan is actually the name of a month on the Islamic calendar.  The official Islamic calendar is lunar (as opposed to the solar Gregorian calendar [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1679&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>15 June 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse from Amman, Jordan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in Amman a couple of days ago we had the pleasure of seeing one of God&#8217;s great wonders &#8211; a total lunar eclipse.  My kids and I went up to the roof and watched it as long as we could.  However, this was the 4th longest recorded eclipse &#8211; so with little ones we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1638&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spinning Gaza &#8230; yet again.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(soorry in advance for the typos &#8211; I just had to get this out.  If I had waited any longer, it wouldn&#8217;t have been published, so please bear with me.) ********************************** With the opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt the Arab Spring is in full-bloom! Yet some are none to pleased about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1632&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Easter, another reason Jordan is not going the way of the rest of the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/easter-another-reason-jordan-is-not-going-the-way-of-the-rest-of-the-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was Easter Sunday. (Ok, technically it was yesterday &#8211; where did the day go!?) Uniquely, it was Easter in both Eastern and Western rites today (a confusing difference of opinion about the dating of Christianity&#8217;s biggest holy day based on which calendar is being used &#8211; Gregorian or Julian).  Here in the Hashemite Kingdom [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1611&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some more springtime pics from Jordan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve said before, spring is really my favorite time of year hear in Jordan.  A couple of weeks ago my son and I got out of the city to do a little exploring. We were mostly out past Bayyader and Wadi Seer, driving along narrow roads and getting a feel for the lay of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1578&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog for Jordan Day: Pics from Wadi Seer</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/blog-for-jordan-day-pics-from-wadi-seer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 12th is blog for Jordan Day.  I missed it last year, and promised myself I would catch it this year, but &#8211; alas . . . I missed it again.  I&#8217;ll blame it on being very busy with preparing to move into a new apartment on the other side of town.  As I am [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1545&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jordanians Rally for Egypt</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/jordanians-rally-for-egypt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Note: The bulk of this post was written earlier today before Mubarak stepped down.  It just goes to show you how quickly things can change on the world political stage.] Tonight Jordanians and Egyptians in Jordan took to the street to celebrate the fall of Hosni Mubarak.  Cars jammed the streets and there was jubilant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1515&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some other bloggers&#8217; thoughts on the tides of change in Jordan</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/some-other-bloggers-thoughts-on-the-tides-of-change-in-jordan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine pointed out that Glenn Beck is apparently now speculating on the demise of the Kingdom of Jordan.  I didn&#8217;t bother to confirm if Beck said anything about it or not.  Why?  Because my blood pressure goes way up whenever I read/listen to him, especially about the Middle East.  He serves up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1511&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Kingdom of Jordan will NOT be the next Egypt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Headlines about the Middle East have been full of news and speculation on the protests and potential regime change in Egypt.  What is happening there is a moment that will be remembered in history for years to come.  It is a popular uprising against a regime that has too long looked the other way and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1504&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some thoughts on the unrest in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/some-thoghts-on-the-unrest-in-egypt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news and images coming from Egypt this past week have been unsettling for most.  Scenes of protesting and violence in the streets, so close on the heels of the the Tunisian protests have led many to wonder if we are on the brink of upheavals across North Africa and the Middle East.  Foreign governments [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1497&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the Festival of Alternative Arts!</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/check-out-the-festival-of-alternative-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special Note: Tonight (Tuesday, January 25th) there is a debate on life in Gaza being held as part of the Festival.  It will be held from 5 PM to 7 PM at the Al-Balad Theater on the route down from Rainbow street in  Jabal Amman to the balad.  More info here. Unfortunately I can&#8217;t make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1472&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My thoughts on Ted Williams, homelessness and the value of fame in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you must have heard of Ted Williams, the so called &#8220;golden-voiced homeless man&#8221; who in the span of a week went from living in a makeshift tent to being interviewed on the Today Show and being offered jobs with Kraft Foods and the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Even 6,000 miles away here in Amman, Jordan [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1461&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peace on Earth . . . Copts in Jordan celebrate Christmas despite attacks in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://sojourney.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/peace-on-earth-copts-in-jordan-celebrate-christmas-despite-attacks-in-egypt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My phone rang this morning at 12:40 AM.  It was my Egyptian friend Joe.  He and his family were across town at the Coptic Orthodox church attending the annual Christmas Eve prayer vigil.  (Many branches of Orthodox Christianity celebrate Christmas according to the old Julian calendar on January 7th.)  I could hear the sound of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sojourney.wordpress.com&amp;blog=810772&amp;post=1445&amp;subd=sojourney&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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