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Mental Health Society For Special Education
Go’s Maria Escamilla Aldaoud visited the Mental Health Society, a non-profit school for special needs students, to find out more on this amazing institution At the heart of Jabal Weibdeh, the Mental Health Society For Special Education houses the dream of 21 inspirational doctors who gathered in 1970 to create a safe haven for children […]
Zikra Initiative
October 19, 2011
Zikra Initiative is Jordan’s first “voluntourism” project focusing on empowering the marginalized. Go’s Annisa Rochadiat explains… Nestled among Jordan’s below-sea-level plains and palm tree grove south of the Dead Sea, Ghor Al Mazra’a, part of the Karak Governorate, is an impoverished enclave of a disaffected indigenous minority tribe of Afro-Arabs known as the Ghawarna. Recognizable […]
Palestine: The Graphic Novel
October 2, 2011
Bringing together over 40 of the country’s most talented writers, illustrators, and designers, Palestine: The Graphic Novel is — literally and figuratively — getting people on the same page. Originally released in 1996, American comic artist Joe Sacco’s Palestine depicted his two months spent in Gaza and the West Bank in the early 90s. His telling graphic narrative detailed everyday life […]
The Studio
September 23, 2011
Go’s Whitney McNamara stopped by Downtown’s creative space and gallery, The Studio, to find out what it’s all about. Hiding in the midst of downtown Amman, buried among the mundane furniture stores on Prince Mohammad St., lays a gem of a place to fulfill all your creative artistic desires. The Studio, founded by young artists Ghalia Barghouthi, Muna Amareen, Sarah Hatahet, and Sara […]
Jordan River Foundation
July 28, 2011
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the JRF so Go’s Kinzi Jones focuses on its wide contributions. At a recent event to showcase the goals achieved, the Chair of Jordan River Foundation (JRF), H. M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah, said “Tonight, we celebrate the million lives lifted by the Jordan River Foundation over the last 15 years; the million lives touched, embraced, and given […]
HamzetWasel همزة وصل; Crucial Connections
July 7, 2011
Instead of hitting the Starbucks drive-thru, why not open your eyes to the “real” Amman and its inhabitants? You might be surprised at the riches you’ll find, Go’s Manal Nayfeh certainly was… Let’s face it: Most of us in West Amman are living in an English-speaking, SUV-driving, Blue Fig-frequenting bubble. While it’s nice to have our cake (Sugar Daddy’s, naturally) and eat it too — you know, […]
Have you met TED?
June 19, 2011
TED – the technology, entertainment, and design conference based in New York, best known for its thought provoking TEDTalks – is looking for Jordanians with ideas worth spreading to be a part of the TEDGlobal 2011 fellowship class. What started off 27 years ago as an exclusive annual conference held in Monterey, California — where the world’s great thinkers gathered to share ideas and inspire one another — has grown over […]
Beit Sitti
April 26, 2011
Go’s Manal Nayfeh heads to recently founded Beit Sitti for a lesson in local cuisine. When I first heard about Beit Sitti, I was beyond thrilled. First, I’m always excited to try fun new things in Amman, and second, the idea is genius: a cooking class that teaches Arabic tabeekh by authentic Arabic chefs (i.e., […]
Go’s Current Issue
"The Sweethearts' Issue," Feb. 2012, Issue #16
Go Magazine, Jordan 
November 1, 2011
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