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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" dir = "auto" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/" > Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-17T15:48:23+03:00" > Sat Sep 17, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > There’ s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. Three flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’ m not sure if it’ s typical for the region or not < / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-15T14:10:48+03:00" > Thu Sep 15, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > I can’ t even read Arabic but I’ m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to < em > put their fucking phones down while driving< / em > . It’ s like an epidemic here. I’ ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-14T09:36:00+03:00" > Wed Sep 14, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha" > Eid al-Adha< / a > , some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.< / p >
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