Ghazi Khattab News Today

Letters to the editor for the March 21, 2022 weekly magazine. Readers highlight the power of civility, calligraphy, and hand-written letters.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

When computer designs replace handmade art, is something lost? In Amman, a museum of calligraphers’ old-time store signs celebrates their artistry.

AMMAN — Stretching over 160 square metres in downtown Amman, the Old Signs of Amman Museum is home to over 1000 street signs and gives visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.“Street signs tell a lot of stories about the history, heritage and habitants of Amman,” calligraphy enthusiast and founder of the museum Ghazi Khattab told The Jordan Times. 

AMMAN — Stretching over 160 square metres in downtown Amman, the Old Signs of Amman Museum is home to over 1000 street signs and gives visitors an opportunity to travel over 70 years back in time.“Street signs tell a lot of stories about the history, heritage and habitants of Amman,” calligraphy enthusiast and founder of the museum Ghazi Khattab told The Jordan Times.