Introduction to 3J Stories
Salam,
For the past two years working as a tour guide in Amman I’ve met hundreds of tourists from all around the world, my optimum goal was to share our culture through food and historical tales about our region, whether it was architectural, religious, or cultural stories. I always felt like I would get drafted into “demonizing” Western colonialism or talk about our typical enemy which is the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian’s lands. After a while, I noticed how it grew on me and my message was gradually turning into a hateful ideology to the West and that’s not something I am willing to spend hours of my life doing. So I’ve decided to rather “humanize” us, the Arabic and Islamic nations. Simply because the power of a loving and peaceful message is much stronger than that of a hateful one to an enemy that deserves this hatred, but for my good and my peace, I am no longer interested in such an approach.
From now on I am going to try my absolute best to learn about my past and present, by sharing stories about historical figures and interesting stories that I’ve been gathering all my life and reflecting on the connections I’ve made here in Amman, Jordan. There are many talented individuals in this densely diverse city, I will be sharing tales of friends and people I’ve met in my expedition here in Jordan.
We will start with a series of 10 stories as the beginning of a hopefully longer journey of storytelling. The videos will be uploaded and edited on our YouTube channel and shorter ones on our Instagram account.
Alongside that, I’ll be uploading blogs talking about how I feel about everything that I and the guest discussed and sharing my experience.
The whole concept is to hopefully spark some kind of community where we raise the quality of content that aims to show the beauty of the Arabic language, and Islamic beliefs and grow the fields of rich culture that I belong to.
Finally, whether you're an Arab by birth, an Arabic speaker who loves this culture, or just a lover of exploration of other cultures, please share your opinions and suggestions with me.
Thank you.
