On the 9th of November 2005 Amman was grieved after explosions rocked the Jordanian capital. The explosions hit three luxury hotels: Radisson SAS, Hyatt Amman, and the Days Inn. One of the scenes was actually a Jordanian wedding, normal people who could be relatives, friends or acquaintances of me or someone I know, or someone who knows someone I know.Responsibility of the terrorist attacks were claimed by Al-Qaeda, lead by Abu-Musaab Al-Zarqawi. News sources revealed that a fire was started earlier that night to divert attention from the tragedy about to take place.
One day later, on the 10th of November demonstrations of anger swept the Jordanian capital all day, thousands of Jordanians from different religions and different races marched together in solidarity, they had one enemy, and that was terrorism . King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania paid visits to the grieved families.
One year later, the Jordanian politics still circles around terrorism and security measures to prevent what had happened from happening again. We've witnessed the new antiterrorism law to which Jordanians reacted differently between those who encouraged such measures and those who saw it as a means to stifle people's freedom. We've also witnessed the formerly loud-enough-voices of terrorism supporters and Abu-Musaab Al-Zarqawi's sympathizers get hushed either by fear of being considered a threat to security or at least rejected socially.
More on this:
Jordanian bloggers' reaction
Flickr photos
11/9 in the memory of Jordanian bloggers:
Naseem Tarawnah: November Ninth: In Your Honor
Manal Yusuf: In Remembrance Of
Ammar’s Observations: One Year Ago (a diary entry)
Lulwa’s Logic: The Anniversary
Salam’s Reflections: Amman (a poem)
Khalidah’s Mind: Lest We Forget
Soul Blossom: In Memory
Jordan First: Remembering 9/11/2005
Lubna Taimeh: Can I have another title, but Nov, 9th?
Oula Farawati: Jordan’s 9/11. Clear and Present Danger
Dave: Amman Bombings: One Year Later
Batir Wardam: One Year After: Changing to the Better
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4 comments:
What a sad incident you experienced.
I read through the site you link.
May their souls rest in peace.
Shinji, thanks. We'll never forget that day.
Another day to remember and try to learn from. How can we change the idea that violence of this sort will make anything better? How can we get people to talk to each other?
My condolences to you and your country for this terrible day.
Thanks Jane. It's not easy to change mentalities.
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