This is a response to an editorial published in the Jordan Times newspaper by a tourist who recently visited Jordan. Dear A.H. Ekker, First of all, thank you for sharing your opinion. I specifically appreciate the token “in Jordan people are very friendly and hospitable” as a introduction to your critique of exactly how Jordanian.

A short video detailing why the Jebel alQalaa neighborhood is special and deserves to be listened to.

Photo by Nadine Toukan Written by Ramsey Tesdell A debate has been raging on Urdun Mubdi3 regarding a construction project for tourist facilities in Jebel alQalaa. A virtual debate between engaged citizens and employees of the Greater Amman Municipality has sprung and appears to be continuing. I for one, appreciate the direct contact and response.

Hamzet Wasel is an initiative by and for the citizens of Amman to encourage the diverse people of the city to build authentic relationships and engage in social activism by designing and participating in activities and programs that tackle the complex challenges and explore the unique opportunities within this multi-layered city. Kite flying, is one.

The WEF is nothing more than another local and international intensive PR campaign, and the media is more than happy to play along
 Written by Musa al-Shuqairi If hundreds of rich “people” blabber for three straight days and there is no one to report it, do they make any sound? It is no secret that.

لا شك في أن الجامعات هي الرافد الأساس للمجتمع ، فهي التي تخرّج قادة المستقبل ورموز البلاد سواء على الصعيد السياسي أو الاقتصادي أو الاجتماعي وغيرها من الأصعدة. وعليه فان جامعاتنا الأردنية مسؤولة عن بناء الانسان الأردني وتثقيفه وتعزيز مفاهيم الديمقراطية والتعددية والمشاركة السياسية لديه. ولعل انتخابات اتحادات الطلبة في جامعاتنا تشكل ميداناً واسعاً لافساح.

For most of us, our lives are dominated by two essential spaces: home and the workplace. However, between the familiarity of our offices and homes there exists a third-space; a space where we come together in the public sphere; a space where we hang out; a space that is neither our home or at work..

Interview with Samir Amin by Hassan Zanind. Samir Amin is the president of the “Forum Mondial des Alternatives”, a network of intellectuals of the so-called “Third World”. In this interview he takes a critical look at globalization and power politics The relationship between capitalistic globalization and democracy is contradictory, Samir Amin asserts. Your forty-year-old intellectual.

Nima Abu Wardeh is the Middle East business reporter for the BBC. She is also the founder of MZone, a media content provider and consultancy service, specializing in media and business issues related to the Arabworld. She was interviewd by, Heather Kitt, from the Global changemakers program. Kitt is a young youth expert, who works.