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    <h2 class="blog-post-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom/">Contemporary Arab Design at the Jordan River Foundation Showroom</a></h2>
    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-11-07T15:28:23+03:00">Mon Nov 07, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in 
<span class="fas fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></span>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/design/" rel="category tag">Design</a>


<span class="fas fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></span>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/amman/" rel="tag">Amman</a>, <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">Community</a>

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<p>The <a href="https://jordanriver.jo">Jordan River Foundation</a> has a showroom on Rainbow Street where they <em>brilliantly</em> showcase traditional, everyday objects from the region in a fresh, modern way. It&rsquo;s like someone went and replaced all the things in your grandma&rsquo;s rural kitchen with newer, brightly accented ones. All of the wood, cloth, and clay work here is produced by people in local communities, and, as far as I know, the proceeds from sales go back to supporting them.</p>
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    <h2 class="blog-post-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba</a></h2>
    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-10-11T12:06:06+03:00">Tue Oct 11, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in 
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<span class="fas fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></span>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/mosque/" rel="tag">Mosque</a>, <a href="/tags/aqaba/" rel="tag">Aqaba</a>

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<p>The best way to describe the Sheikh Zayed mosque would be &ldquo;the pearl of Aqaba.&rdquo; There is a lot to love about this picturesque mosque by the Jordanian seaside, but its crown jewel — to continue the analogy — is the impeccable Arabic calligraphy inlaid in its façade. Sadly, Aqaba itself <a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">isn&rsquo;t much to write home about</a>.</p>
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    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-10-05T10:46:23+03:00">Wed Oct 05, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in 
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<span class="fas fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></span>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/red-sea/" rel="tag">Red Sea</a>, <a href="/tags/aqaba/" rel="tag">Aqaba</a>

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<p>I&rsquo;m struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan&rsquo;s southern city by the sea. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is visually striking — imagine Matt Damon in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)"><em>The Martian</em></a>, but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.</p>
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