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to be honest .. people here in jordan are SUCKS !!

enta wa7ad muslim o had shahar ramdan ,, enu el mafrood ma ykoon y56or 3a balak troo7 hek place to drink or smthn ,, manta muslim wella 3shan fate7 yalla nroo7 3aleeh !!!!

shu 5asu el books@ o el 61 ma63am o cafe` ele sakro b sabab el nas ele btroo7 3aleh
3elman enu most o iza mish kol el customers kanu muslims..

eh sebona menkom jad..
y3ni ele b nhar ramdan beroo7 3shan yakol o yeshrab o bdoosh ysoom en7o6 el zanb 3al cafe ele fate7 !!! mahu madam fee 6alab lazim ykoon fe 3ard ,, l2nu howa hek hek ma 7aysoom o hek hek 7ayf6ar

sara7a heya 7araket taskeer el cafe’s o el m6a3em 7araka malhash 6a3meh o far6a jeddan

much ado about nothing, i like the place, and it’s really an icon (not the best icon of amman though) , but lots of buzz about a lame subject, wake up people!
here’s what I think:
http://nisreens.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/shutting-down-bookscafe/

well done man !!!
great documentary :) i luv it …
i don’t know abt the details of closin books@ , but i guess that the police , especially here in jordan , do NOT do such thing unless they have really strong proofs that there is sth wrong !!!
they don’t even give such a surprise-check-visit unless they have certain doubts or complaints …

This movie is updated now with the second version with English subtitles

Well done! I like the diversity of the opinions featured… I liked the opinion of the last man speaking in English… he summed it up for me… I really think it is the problem of making both sides understand one another… As a practicing Muslim I do find it harder by the day to still be practicing without being labeled and [sometimes] condemned by others… even from those so-called-elitists…
anyways… I liked the video… and I hope that the issue of the unfair closing will be solved… to everybody’s satisfaction…

Looks like an interesting documentary, I’ll wait and watch the one with the subtitles so I could fully understand it all. Will it be posted on iKbis??

Well the issue is not books and the other places they shut down, it’s about the way it was done. Anyway, everyone should read the following blog post by Nadine:
http://naydynmoody.blogspot.com/2008/09/this-country-brand-has-lost-its-way.html
Great documentary man! Looking forward for more.

!! I’m surprised as I never heard Phil talking like this before!! .. congrats for ur 1st doc, one comment though, too many low angles..

reef: razon hair isn’t straight.. it just looks that way on the film

Ibraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, oh I like the movie it is so nice to c SYNTAX. I really miss the office & I miss Assaf’s discussions.
And Razan u hair is straight…. I cant believe it u finally did it.
Good work Ibra, but I think it is a little bit long, check if you can make a shorter version.