Writing and Ethics

Writing is a very interesting job especially if it is accompanied with clear and strong ideas that enlighten the reader and further enhance his thinking.

I wonder or the most part why some writers do their job chiefly for purpose of money and fame. I think writing should be objective and should deal with the social and world problems about which few people know, it should also raise the readers’ awareness and provide solutions to the issue which is being discussed.

I am very depressed when I hold a newspaper in Arabic and find that articles lack clear ideas and the development of ideas is poor.

Criticism is good if it ends by calling for change in the way the community thinks and for enhancing the citizens’ ability to think of fantastic solutions. Lately and as usual, i read Arabic press online, especially Jordanian press and I discovered a lot of mistakes as to the style by which the writer wishes to convey his or her message to the public of readers, the most dangerous obstacle facing writers is that they adopt their own views about a given situation and neither pays heeds to the opposing opinion, and nor does he develop it within his or her article.

In some countries, the press has the major role in bringing about change in various walks of life including politics and social affairs, and it has got more and more influence on the street. However, in Jordan the situation is not always rosy, the lack of qualified civil institutions and strong opposition led to a most likely political inactivity in the country, for example a debate may rage regarding state high positions but a debate concerning national and important projects will not take place, and if it comes to happen, it will be dealt with secretly away from the people in order for the aristocrats benefit the most from such projects.

This is the problem of writing in the Arab World and especially in Jordan as I am Jordanian; I have close observation of what is going on there, although I am currently expatriate in Doha, Qatar.

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WASTA or Preferential Treatment

I try to write in English not to show off or make the people talk about me writing in English, yet it is very great effort that I make to consolidate my ideas and make them clearer to the reader of English.

My message is to be clear enough for everybody or every reader could understand it eventually, including the average person, I mean the man of the street.


I would like to talk today about what is called in Arabic and Jordanian culture in particular Wasta, or nepotism in English, but I would use the term preferential treatment which as to do with any transaction of the government, as government interests every citizen

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