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Learn more. DOI: Laura Pearl Kaya. At the same time, she is known among her classmates as a religious Muslim; she wears "modern Islamic dress," combining a fashionable, patterned headscarf with a matching modest smock, and never talks unnecessarily with her male classmates. There were over people on the channel on that day; Mona scanned their screen names, looking for friends. Many of the names were in English. Mona didn't pick anyone to chat with right away, but soon several users were hailing her.
On " Jordan," as on all of the channels which are popular in Irbid, conversation doesn't take place in the main chatroom. Rather, users communicate with each other one-on-oneβthough they often carry on five or more private conversations simultaneously. Mona responded first to a user named "Romeo," because she liked the sound of his "nick.
Mona told Romeo that she was 19, female, and Palestinian; he responded that he was 23, male, and Jordanian. The conversation proceeded slowly. Romeo asked her to dance. Mona resisted. You're in Rishrush. How did you know? I just said that because I'm in Rishrush!
