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suetravelblog · 1 year

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Jabal Amman Jordan

Rainbow Street Jabal Amman – planetofhotels Amman is my home base through May, and I’m settling into a new apartment. The fascinating city is full of surprises. There’s much to discover and learn about the local culture and lifestyle. Mango House – universes.art Amman is popular, and expatriates from all over the world live here. I won’t elaborate on apartment hunting issues I encountered, but…

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barbarapicci · 2 years

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#Streetart by #Millo @_millo_ in #Amman, Jordan, for #BaladkUrbanArtsProject @baladk Photo by @mira_a_mire More pics at: https://barbarapicci.com/2022/09/12/streetart-millo-amman-jordan/ #streetartAmman #streetartjordan #jordanstreetart #art #graffiti #murals #murales #urbanart #muralism #muralismo #streetarteverywhere #instastreetart #streetartphotography #streetartpics #streetartaddicted #streetartlover #igersstreetart #graffitiart #arteurbana #wallart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea https://www.instagram.com/p/CiaCk62odEP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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hbnotthepencils · 7 months

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Naples - Amman and beyond; aka old ruins tour Part 2

Out with gritty, dirty, graffitied, boisterous Naples, and off to the Middle East. The Red Arrow train flew like the proverbial namesake - very smooth, passing Mum's tapestry test. That got us as far as Rome, then a different train experience out to the airport. Heavingly full, heavingly hot, but got the job done.

3 1/2 hours to Jordan, where we got whisked through from airport gate to hotel room with personal escorts.

This morning we headed north to Jarash (aka Jerash; local spelling seems to be Jarash) - "Rome away from Rome". It is one of the best preserved Roman cities, and quite quite spectacular. Quite a contrast to Pompei, with a lot more still standing (despite 3 major earthquakes over the millenia), MUCH less crowds, and much fewer restrictions about where you can go and what you can touch (in Jaresh, almost everywhere and almost everything!).

The local slushy was not quite what we expected, but very refreshing mint and lemon - almost a virgin mojito.

Next stop was Ajloun Castle, an important part of the postal system and defense against the evil Crusades. Jack will be able to tell us which crusade was which?! From the top of the castle, you are meant to be able to see to the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River valley and the Dead Sea (north, west, south), and the West Bank. Unfortunately today was hazy, so we had to imagine that bit.

It is incredible to think about the flow of history through this area - the Persians, Greeks and Romans all had a crack, one after another, before a period of Arab kingdoms/dynasties, then the Ottomans! I kind of wish I had paid more attention to history lessons, but plenty of raw material to get my head around.

The north of Jordan is incredibly fertile. the ground looks like rock and sand, but it produces a huge amount of fruit especially. Lots of trees, huge olive groves.

Back at the hotel now, and planning our assault on dinner. Apparently Jordanians typically dine after 8 or 9pm, so maybe we will get in with the earlybird specials. Or maybe everywhere will be shut until later...

Loving Jordan so far. Petra tomorrow - v excited!

Cheers to all

M&D

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ssorknimajneb · 1 year

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Sa 22.04.2023 (Tag 32):

Wie gestern bereits kurz angerissen, war heute ein Brücken-/Puffertag für die Heimreise resp. den Langstreckenflug. Generell hatte ich von Anfang an geplant, einen der Vulkane in der Umgebung von Manila zu besuchen (Pinatubo im Norden oder Taal im Süden). Den Pinatubo hatte ich ja auf dem Weg Richtung Baguio zu Beginn auf Luzon wegen der schlechten Erreichbarkeit verworfen. In den Tagen auf Palawan hatte ich Abends immer mal recherchiert und geschaut, wie eine Tour zum Vulkan Taal bzw. ein Transfer ausschauen könnte. Auch hier waren nur private Touren zu finden. Und mit dem öffentlich Bus ca. 4h anreisen und wieder zurück war mit aufgrund des Reisetages gestern und dem Morgen dann doch zu viel.

Also kam Plan B auf den Tisch. Ich hatte bei der Urlaubsplanung bereits einige Graffiti's zu Manila im Netz gesehen. Also machte ich mich auf zur "Bonifacio High Street" und der Umgebung. Analog zu Amman finden wohl hier ebenfalls Street Art Festivals statt.

Das Wetter war schon Vormittags drückend heiß und der Wetterbericht für die Nachbarstadt QuezonCity gab eine Warnung für Mittag und Nachmittag heraus, da die gefühlte Temperatur auf 42-52 °C steigen sollte.

Die gesamte Gegend um die Bonifacio High Street besteht aus Bürogebäuden in Form von Hochhäusern, Einkaufsgalerien, Läden, Restaurants und Cafés. Es war Wochenende, sodass zahlreiche Einheimische am Bummeln und Shoppen waren. Die Umgebung ist derart unterschiedlich zu der Gegend meines ersten Hotels in Manila (Malate/Intramuros). Ich ließ mich bei brütender Hitze durch die Straßen treiben stetig auf der Suche nach weiteren coolen Streetart Motiven. Um mich etwas abzukühlen und zu trinken kehrte ich in einem netten Cafe/Restaurant ein und trank einen mega leckeren Smoothie. So verstrich die Zeit. Gegen 16:30Uhr machte ich mich wieder so langsam auf den 3.5km langen Rückweg zum Hotel. Dort angekommen ging's erst einmal unter die Dusche und anschließend zum Abendessen. Den guten Rezensionen folgend, führte mich mein Weg in das Restaurant Hummus Elijah ganz in der Nähe.

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damanbeatty · 14 years

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Arabic Calligrapher

Original post date May 18, 2010

I have always been intrigued by eastern culture. While exploring invitation designs for our upcoming Muslim-Christian fusion wedding, Fatima and I discovered a very fascinating artist, journalist and calligrapher by the name of Josh Berer.

From his commissioned design site:

I came to calligraphy from two directions. The first has to do with my upbringing: my mother is a professor of Islamic Art History, and my father is a bookbinder and makes illuminated manuscripts of his poetry. Between them, there is a pretty decent library of works on Islamic design, calligraphy, typesetting, paper arts, and illumination from which to draw inspiration growing up. The second direction is my past experience with art: starting when I was 14, I immersed myself in the world of graffiti, and so coming from that background, the art of the written word is familiar, although from a rather different perspective.

Below is a video excerpt from his blog website "Nomad Out of Time":

Josh continues:

The switch from graffiti styles to Arabic calligraphy is not as dramatic as one might think. The hand motions that a graffiti artist practices thousands upon thousands of times are not that dissimilar to those a student of calligraphy must practice thousands upon thousands of times, until every letter comes naturally and produces a perfect result.

When I got to college, I started learning Arabic and encountered Arabic calligraphy. I was sitting and sketching a piece of graffiti, and it dawned on me that graffiti in Arabic was almost heaven-sent. The flow of Arabic letters lend themselves so naturally and perfectly to graffiti that I couldn’t help but to try it.

Shortly thereafter, though, I had a second realization. To jump into an ultra-modern manifestation of Arabic calligraphy such as graffiti without a firm grip on the traditional is, in my opinion, disrespectful. I feel that to do graffiti in Arabic, I first must pay my dues and learn where the roots are. So, for the moment I’ve put Arabic graffiti on hold. However, graffiti will always be a huge influence on my calligraphy, and that is something I’m forever going to bring to the table.

After I graduated college, I moved to Sana’a, Yemen, where I enrolled in private classes to do advanced work in Arabic grammar, literature, and Islamic studies. My teacher, fortuitously, was also a calligrapher, and so in addition to homework in grammar and vocabulary, he also assigned calligraphy homework. In the six months I spent in Yemen, I spent 2 to 3 hours a day practicing calligraphy.

Since 2003 I have moved to a different place every year, with Sana’a, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Amman, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York all in the mix. I keep a regular blog where I write about projects I’m currently working on, and things going on in my life. I graduated from the University of Washington in June of 2007 with a degree in Near Eastern Languages. While my focus was in Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish also played roles. I am 25.

During his many travels however, Josh and his girlfriend, photojournalist Rachael Strecher did a lot more than learn calligraphy. Here is an article written about them in the Jewish Daily Forward:

Obsession With Yemeni Jews Inspires a Mideast Odyssey by College Grads By Gal Beckerman

Josh Berer made a decision when he arrived in Yemen: He would tell people he was Christian. He had taken this precaution before — when he lived briefly in Jordan — but now, in the heart of the Arab world, where antisemitic rants blared at him constantly from loudspeakers and “Jew” was synonymous with evil, it was a necessity.

And it worked. Except for those few times when a Yemeni would begin to question him about his “religion.”

“Suddenly I found myself having to defend the concept of the trinity,” Berer said.

It was just one of the absurdities that Berer, a Canadian Jew and recent graduate of the University of Washington–Seattle, encountered during his time in Yemen.

But the ploy enabled Berer and his girlfriend, photojournalist Rachael Strecher, to spend time with the last remnants of Yemen’s endangered Jewish community. Berer’s report and Strecher’s photos are featured in this issue of the Forward.

Read more here

Camel’s Milk: Josh Berer, 24, invites Rachael Strecher, 23, to take a taste of a Yemeni delicacy.

Josh and Rachel's reports from their time in Yemen:

Caught in Strife, Yemen’s Jews Cling Fiercely to Their Ancient Heritage

A Lens on Yemen's Remaining Jews

"A Lens on Yemen's Remaining Jews" is an audio slideshow by Rachel, featuring her photography. More of her work can be found here and I have included some of my personal favourites below.

A settler protests as he is carried by Israeli police officers during the eviction of settlers from a house in Hebron, a town in the West Bank August 7, 2007 (AP Photo/Rachael Strecher) (image by Rachael Strecher)

_Graduating members of the Palestinian Security Forces give a demonstration of their skills August 19, 2007 in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Rachael Strecher)

Deputy in Training, Midge visits with inmates at Geauga County Safety Center in Chardon City, Ohio on Tuesday, May 16, 2006. (Rachael Strecher)_

After being completely intrigued by Josh's life, I decided to hire him. So using Josh's calligraphy design site which includes an easy to use shopping cart, I commissioned him to write my name and Fatima's name in Arabic Calligraphy.

What I love about Josh's style is his fondness for the traditional tools used in ancient calligraphy. He cuts his own pens from bamboo and even makes his own ink from a by-product of kerosene lamps mixed with gum arabic, as explained in his recent blog post.

This is what he created for me: "Daman" "Fatima"

Now my name is not so special in Arabic as Fatima's, although it is the name of a city in India! She is named of Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and wife of Ali. The Qur’an itself is written in purely Arabic:

Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for humanity and consider the text in its original Arabic to be the literal word of God, revealed to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of twenty-three years and view the Qur’an as God's final revelation to humanity.

The Qur’an's message is conveyed with various literary structures and devices. In the original Arabic, the chapters and verses employ phonetic and thematic structures that assist the audience's efforts to recall the message of the text. There is consensus among Arab scholars to use the Qur’an as a standard by which other Arabic literature should be measured. Muslims assert (according to the Qur’an itself) that the Qur’anic content and style is inimitable.

Richard Gottheil and Siegmund Fränkel in the Jewish Encyclopedia write that the oldest portions of the Qur’an reflect significant excitement in their language, through short and abrupt sentences and sudden transitions. The Qur’an nonetheless carefully maintains the rhymed form, like the oracles. Some later portions also preserve this form but also in a style where the movement is calm and the style expository.

Because the Qur’an is spoken in classical Arabic, many of the later converts to Islam (mostly non-Arabs) did not always understand the Qur’anic Arabic, they did not catch allusions that were clear to early Muslims fluent in Arabic and they were concerned with reconciling apparent conflict of themes in the Qur’an.

So all of this inspired me. I wanted to take things to the next level and add something special to our wedding ceremony to celebrate us and the long history of how we came together (which is a whole other miraculous story). I decided that Fatima's name in Josh's calligraphy with all of its themes and meanings, held the perfect symbolism for a tattoo to accompany my wedding band!

Fatima Mahabub

So I consulted my lifelong friend (and best man), Donut, who was been trying to convince me to get a tattoo for over a decade. And truly it is not something I ever even considered before, believe me.

I explored local Vancouver tattoo shop Adrenaline Vancity and found the artist, Mike Dawkins, who was clearly an expert at scripted tattoos (which due to their fine nature, are quite challenging). He loved the idea and we arranged a consultation and appointment. You can see the end result below!

Many thanks to all the artists and inspirations involved!

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radicalgraff · 2 years

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"Eat the Rich!!!" Seen in Amman, Jordan

#eat the rich #class war #amman graffiti

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pieceofwar · 3 years

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- Wake me up when 2020 ends.

#ammanjordan🇯🇴#amman #jordan #graffittiart #graffiti #streetphotography #street painting #2020 #wake me up when 2020 ends #streetart #street art #رسومات #جداريات

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rawaninamman · 4 years

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viewingstreets · 6 years

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Khalil As-Salem St. 27, Amman, Jordan

#amman #jordan #grunge #graffiti #architecture #urban #industrial #concrete #construction

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slowdecaying · 7 years

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Art by Broken Fingaz at Downtown Haifa

#i love this #the arabic text is by ahmed zoabi #graffiti #street art #broken fingaz #arabic calligraphy #middle east #peace #haifa #beirut #amman #damascus

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dukeofamman · 4 years

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#amman #jordan #bagpipes #graffiti #graffitiart #morning https://www.instagram.com/p/B5A8XoCHhSV/?igshid=i9wjkl7rv9jw

#amman #jordan #bagpipes #graffiti #graffitiart #morning

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suetravelblog · 1 year

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Underground Amman Jordan

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#Alaeddin Rahmeh #Amman Rainbow Street #Amman Streetart #Amman Underground #Annual Baladk Street Art Festival #Arab Poet Al-Mutanabbi #Artist House of Dreaming Amman #Beatboxing #Breakdancing #Graffiti/Streetart.#Jordan Ramadan 2023 #Mahmoud Darwish Palestinian Poet #Rapping #Sardine Wall Illustrator

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barbarapicci · 3 years

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#Streetart by #JofreOliveras @jofre.oliveras + #DalalMitwally @dalalmitwally in #Amman, Jordan, for #BaladkProject @baladk More pics at: https://barbarapicci.com/2021/10/11/streetart-jofre-oliveras-dalal-mitwally-amman-jordan/ #arte #art #graffiti #murals #murales #arteurbana #urbanart #muralism #muralismo #cultureisfreedom #artisfreedom #curiositykilledtheblogger #artblogging #photooftheday #artaddict #artistsoninstagram #artcurator #artwatchers #artcollectors #artdealer #artlover #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea https://www.instagram.com/p/CU5n9tcg7DQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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emptydreams01 · 7 years

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#amman #jordania #graffiti Agarre un chungo de coraje y me levante!, parecía que los ojos se me volvían a cerrar, y es que después del maratónico cruce desde Palestina-Israel-Jordania , era imposible levantarme .En un contexto de calor extremo, ya un poco entrado en calor subí al monte para ver las ruinas romanas y bizantinas. Estás putas ruinas, están justo arriba de una montaña bien inclinada en medio de la ciudad, entonces le di toda la chingada vuelta para poder buscar la entrada , mientras me sumergía por toda la ciudad. Todas las construcciones son súper aburridas , posiblemente les da hueva pintarlas de otro color que no sea crema o blanco y yo como buen mexicano me imaginaba el color de alguna casa en un otro color llamativo, “quizá el rosa mexicano” que contraste con la monotonía del paisaje. Sin embargo es esto lo que lo hace único. Sin embargo existen estos murales que se dejan ver muy poco y que son difícil encontrar. Yo por eso me tome la foto, no sé quién lo haya hecho , pero me hizo el día . (at شارع الرينبو - جبل عمان)

#amman #graffiti #jordania

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ssorknimajneb · 2 years

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Steet Art:

Ich komme nicht drum herum, hierzu nochmal als Abschluss zu Amman ein Sondereintrag zu schteiben. In Amman gibt es unzählige Wandmalereien und Graffiti's zu finden. Sie ziehren Hauswände, Mauern, Treppen oder triste Stützwände, welche es bei der hügelige Topographie der Innenstadt häufig braucht.

Bei meiner Urlaubsplanung bin ich darüber gestolpert. In Amman finden sogar internationalen STREET ART Festivals (Baladk Steet & Urban Art Festival) statt, zumal in allen anderen arabischen Ländern wohl derartige Kunst nach wie vor verboten ist. Lasst die Bilder einfach auf euch wirken.

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reorientmag · 7 years

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Bullshit: just say no ✋️😌 (Amman; via its-super-breezy on Tumblr) #amman #jordan #jordanian #arab #arabic #graffiti #bullshit (at Amman, Jordan)

#jordanian #arab #graffiti #bullshit #jordan #amman #arabic

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