Jordanian Art - Jordanian Artists, Jordan River Foundation, Mai Selim, Muhanna Al-Dura, Al Hussein Public Parks, Khairy Hirzalla (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jordanian Artists, Jordan River Foundation, Mai Selim, Muhanna Al-Dura, Al Hussein Public Parks, Khairy Hirzalla, Kassim Al-Refai, Art in Jordan, Jordanian Plastic Artist Association, Mohammad Mutaz Al Saifi, Jordan Association of Fine Arts. Excerpt: The Jordan River Foundation is a non-profit organization started in December 1995 in Amman, Jordan to empower society, especially women and children, and in turn, improve the quality of life to secure a better future for all Jordanians. The foundation was founded by and is chaired by Queen Rania Al-Abdullah. The foundation's mission statement reads as follows: "The foundation's mission is to promote, in partnership with stakeholders, the development of a dynamic Jordanian society by initiating and supporting sustainable social, economic and cultural programs that empower communities and individuals based on their needs and priorities." The main entrance of the showroom.Located on Jabal Amman, the Jordan River Foundation showroom occupies the house built in the 1936 by Salim al-Odat. Odat rented the house to the British army which then occupied Jordan throughout the 1930s to be used as offices. He sold it in 1939, after which it went through a number of owners in which it was used as a house, a police station, and a school during the 1960s. But in the 1980s, the house was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Then, at the end of the decade, when a potential buyer threatened to tear down the house, architect Zaid al-Qoussous bought it so as to preserve the house. In 1994, the house was bought and renovated by the Jordan River Foundation to be used as their showroom. Several companies and embassies contributed to the renovation: Bani Hamida weavingsThe Bani Hamida Women's Weaving Project is one of t... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17891149