Are back to school!
I actually thought this picture was taken in another country, but the plate on the car is Jordanian. Someone also told me that they have seen the ‘Back to School’ sign elsewhere.
My initial reaction was: WTH? 
I swear clothes are more conservative here in the U.S. Even if they are not, at least their society accepts it as part of their culture. I mean since I came here, I do not remember seeing clothing stores sporting such tasteless, provocative outfits. I look at the picture and imagine a dancing episode in a strip club. My issue is not only with the revealing part; the problem is that the clothes are ugly and tacky and whorish. Knowing that they are being presented to girls who are 16 and under is almost close to a crime. I am not sure if I should blame the girls or the parents. After all, girls at such a sensitive age need as much supervision and guidance as possible. They need attention too, which is why they are wearing such clothes in the first place. I cannot help but think about how fake the whole thing is. It is not us. It is not who we were, who we are, or who we will be.
I really wish people in Jordan would care less about what they can see and more about what they cannot see.
Posted by Qwaider on October 20, 2008 at 3:19 am
OMG! That’s “Back to school” stuff!!? What kind of schools do they have?
“The outfit that will guarantee you Straight As”
Posted by Nizar on October 20, 2008 at 5:33 am
HAHAHA
Girls don’t even wear such outfits here in Sweden even when they are going out to bars and clubs
Posted by Batoul on October 20, 2008 at 1:18 pm
You’re kidding me! omg.
Posted by KJ on October 21, 2008 at 2:35 am
That’s one lucky teacher with students dressed up like those!
Posted by Em on October 21, 2008 at 3:52 am
Oh mi god i know where that store is!
CHILLAX people. that sign isn’t for the models clothes, even though it looks like it is.
That store is actually a women’s nightgown/ lingerie store, and they untastefully put all those nighties and “lingerie” or “sexy clothes” in the window display, but i’m sure the SIGN doesn’t mean to point to the below, just means to say that they have back to school garb for little children (who are grouped with a maternal store such as this for some reason).
I know this store. trust me that is their idea of a lingerie window display, not targeting back to school kids.
No one dresses like that in Amman anyway, and yet this store is selling and successful, so who’s buying that shit?
Posted by mo on October 22, 2008 at 4:01 am
i was gona say what em said, thats def lingerie mish ma3′ool ykoon targeting students .. ino we’ve all been to jordan its common sense ya3ni
Posted by Qabbani on October 23, 2008 at 6:29 am
well the Idea is even underwear and lingerie must Ad’s for
Back to school
even still wonder why a Teen girl will care about such stuff
when she back to school 
he3 he3 al balad 5arbaneh
Posted by Hala on October 23, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Okay … So maybe this is not about Back to School, but it still is targeted towards young girls who are barely teenagers. I know many people in Jordan who tell me that girls around 13-15 wear this kind of clothes and parade their bodies. Unfortunately, they are too young to realize what it means. Please do not even attempt to convince me that this is lingerie, this is outdoor clothing.
Posted by Errant on October 30, 2008 at 7:37 am
i get what you’re saying … the funny part though is when you ask them why are they even choosing those kinda clothes, they’d say well, this is what we could find in fashion stores ! and now i kinda see what they’re talkin about .. it’s almost the same here in Saudi but you know only in female gatherings
Posted by wa7deh arfaneh on November 7, 2008 at 2:46 pm
e7m e7m roz bla7em y3 ya 2raf..2raf ya y3
wallahi 2na bgool eno kol wa7ed 7or b7alo( hands in the air) oo eli bedo yelbis heek ms2ool 3n 7alo oo bkon faye3(eye brows up) oo bs t3leeg lle5oeh el mo3artheen eno ya 3zeezeeni 5leena mot7athreen oo menft7een 3glean oo afhemko eno man tada5al fema la yo3neh lageh wa7deh grfaneh(neck moving)
Posted by Hala on November 7, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Errant: It does not change my mind about the inappropriateness of this whole thing.
Wa7deh Arfaneh: Uhm, I suggest you change your name to Wa7deh Mo2refeh. You also should get lessons in communication and speaking in public. Anyway, only people who are stupid think that the key to civilization is showing more skin.
Posted by Husams on November 21, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Hala the key to civilization is respecting others freedom of choice either as jelbab or as revealing skin!
Posted by Hala on November 22, 2008 at 10:36 am
I do respect other people’s freedom of choice. However, since when is such scenes okay in the Arab world? Also, the above is being marketed to teenagers who really care about nothing at this sensitive age except for looking cool and luring guys. So please, spare me your twisted logic.
Posted by ghadeeb on January 31, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Im actually more interested in your super vision, and how it was able to airbrush the blur out revealing the jordanian licnese plate. nice
Posted by Abu taweel on March 17, 2009 at 1:54 am
Eash el wade3 had..ya reetni arja3 taleb fel madraseh eo alef 3ala banat el madares hadol
Posted by someone on June 17, 2009 at 7:53 pm
arabs will always be arabs …