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<h1 class="blog-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1>
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<p class="lead blog-description">Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom/">Contemporary Arab Design at the Jordan River Foundation Showroom</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-11-07T15:28:23+03:00">Mon Nov 07, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/design" rel="category tag">Design</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>, <a href="/tags/community" rel="tag">Community</a>
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<h4>Simple, rustic design fuses traditional objects with new styles</h4>
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<p>The <a href="http://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’s like someone went and replaced all the things in your grandma’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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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba</a></h2>
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<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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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/mosque" rel="tag">Mosque</a>, <a href="/tags/aqaba" rel="tag">Aqaba</a>
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<img src="/2016/10/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees" />
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<h4>Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees</h4>
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<p>The best way to describe the Sheikh Zayed mosque would be “the pearl of Aqaba.” 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 facade. Sadly, Aqaba itself <a href="/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">isn’t much to write home about</a>.</p>
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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing</a></h2>
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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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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/red-sea" rel="tag">Red Sea</a>, <a href="/tags/aqaba" rel="tag">Aqaba</a>
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<img src="/2016/10/IMG_20161002_131313.jpg" alt="A picturesque view where you can't see the trash on the beach" />
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<h4>A picturesque view where you can't see the trash on the beach</h4>
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<p>I’m struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan’s coastal city Aqaba. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is quite striking — imagine Matt Damon in <em>The Martian</em>, but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.</p>
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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/'>Read more →</a>
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<h4>About</h4>
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<p><em>Picturing Jordan</em>, sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.<br><br><a href="/about">Read more →</a></p>
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<h4>Recent Posts</h4>
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<li><a href="/2016/11/contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom/">Contemporary Arab Design at the Jordan River Foundation Showroom</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-night/">King Hussein Mosque at Night</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/">Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://alaninkenya.org">Alan in Kenya</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://englishbulgaria.net">English Bulgaria</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://mjanja.ch">Mjanja Tech</a></li>
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