Her name is Fatima

My mother's name is Fatima.

The significance of this statement is that it seems in our society-not only in Jordan but in other Arab countries-for men to say the name of their mother in front of other males is a taboo. Where this taboo came from I am curious to know.

I am well aware that in both the Bedioun and Farmers society-which is what that the Jordanian and Palestinian community is made up of-they are proud of the mothers. They use the mother's as well as the sister's name as a way of differentiating between different males in the community. Why is it that we now use our culture as being the reason why men are ashamed of their mothers?

Isn't it also stated clearly in Islam, one of the saying of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) states that " your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father" this clearly shows the importance that our religion places on the role that our mothers have played in our upbringing, and in the respect that we have to give them.

I have just finished watching a documentary, done by a few young people here in Jordan, they went around Jordan University, and asked random males to say the name of their mothers. I would say that over 90% of them were unwilling to say it. One even went so far to say that his mother is only half the value of his father!!!!!

I was saddened, and a bit scared by what I saw and heard. I know that as a West Amman female I do live in a bubble, yet it terrifies me to think that around this bubble there are people who can say such things, and keep a straight face.

How can a boy think so badly of his own mother? The woman who carried him for 9 months, who cleaned after him, who fed him, who made sure that if he had bad dreams she was there holding his hand, helping him go back to sleep. She is one of the two people in this world who love him unconditionally, who is willing to give up everything for him.

My mother's name is Fatima, if saying it means that I am ashamed of her then I am saying it CLEARLY.


My MOTHER'S NAME IS FATIMA!!!!!

Thinking about coming back...

I have been looking at my past posts, and I kind of miss writing this blog. However the urge to write again is being subdued by something...could it be true what my friend told me that bloggers are exhibitionists? Am I no longer one?!?!?!

Anyway, I will start to keep my eye open on things that I think and want to write about...maybe this post will be the beginning of bringing Lulwa's Logic back to life.

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What does it mean?

Does this painting by Roy Lichtenstein, entitled : Drowning Girl,

say more about the girl who is drowning or more about this 'Brad' person whomever he might represent?????

What does it mean?

***Your Birthdate: March 14***


You work well with others. That is, you're good at getting them to do work for you.
It's true that you get by on your charm. But so what? You make people happy!
You're dynamic, clever, and funny. And people like to have you around.
But you're so restless, they better not expect you to stay around for long.

Your strength: Your superstar charisma

Your weakness: Commitment means nothing to you

Your power color: Fuchsia

Your power symbol: Diamond

Your power month: May


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The year is safe now...

Like I stated in an earlier post, I usually get three bad things happen at the beginning of each year that will in the end keep my relatively OK for the rest of the year.
So the first thing that happened, was I lost a huge amount of money, second I was disappoint in a few friends of mine and thus we are now on not so good terms, and finally the clincher...I had to leave my job. The reasons for leaving the job, was not because I was not happy there-I liked the people and most of the time the work-and it wasn't that they were unhappy with me, on the contrary they were very happy with the level of my work. So the reason for me leaving this job were beyond my and my employers hands, and lets just leave it at that.
So the SHITTIE Monday came true for me, and now lets hope nothing else will go wrong.

I go to pick up my car today-and thank god its not a monday since in the new JO they were saying that there is something called a Monday car-I am very excited about the car, I can't wait to be roaming around the streets of Amman, I already have my ipod playlist set and I will blast it-right after I go and buy the wire!


So fingers crossed, Lulwa will now be safe for 2007!!!!!

Follow up

As an addition to the post entitled: Resolutions, and to further clarify what I mean, here is a quote by an amazing woman, Betty Friedan:

"Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves."

Worst day of the year...

According to Dr Cliff Arnall, a psychologist with a taste for self-publicity-taking in six factors - weather, debt, time since Christmas, time until pay day, low motivation and failure to keep new year resolutions - has been wheeled out for the past few years to calculate the most depressing day of the year. And since today is that day, wipe that smile off your face and remove that spring from your step.

"I think the research was meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek," says Mike Cobb, a spokesperson for Samaritans (he's right; Arnall was commissioned by a travel company which suggested, to much surprise, that taking holidays is a good way to alleviate depression). To help people in the UK deal with this day, a website has been created, Beat Blue Monday.

But isn't it a great idea to think that you can blame a shitty day not on the fact that you are just not doing well in your life-inno its just you-bas on the fact that its OFFICIALLY a shite day for everyone in the WORLD!!!!!