By Lara Marto As always, the French Cultural Center wisely picks the musicians it invites to perform in Amman to educate and entertain the public. Manu Codjia, the well known articulate jazz guitarist who is “among the most active sidemen on the French jazz scene and one of the most original guitarists playing jazz anywhere”.

Written by Dina Khawaldeh, Interruptions It was a clear day. A screen in front of me was merely shining with the red numbers that are gradually increasing as the music of Fairuz rose across, the play of sunbeams and clouds created a general fuzziness that gave way to the particles forming patterns; Ones that I.

مركز إصلاح وتأهيل الموقر يختلف عن غالبية السجون الأردنية من عدة نواحي، فهو يتضمن فصلا أكثر للنزلاء بحسب تصنيف خطورتهم، ومراقبة أكثر، ولكنه في الوقت ذاته يوفر خدمات وبرامج متعددة كالرسم والموسيقى والتمثيل والزراعة. هذه مجموعة من الصور من داخل المركز، بلا شك لا تمثل سوى جانب محدد منه، إذ لم يتسنى الدخول إلى المهاجع.

(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) Written by Khalid Jabaly This month we witnessed a milestone in the history of Middle Eastern sport as Egypt and Algeria locked sides for their last chance at qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, resulting in the birth of one of the most heated rivalries in the history of football in the.

Written by LS. From my previous work experiences as a case worker, social work (SW) practices became embedded in my insight as a Jordanian-Palestinian: I came to believe that nothing is more sacred than protection from gender based violence (GBV) and sexual violence (SV). SV is “any sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual.

Written by Musa Alshuqairi Read Part I: Happy Trails With the absence of political parties , and with the domination of tribal, religious and even ethnic attachments and devotion among voters, the overhaul in elections law has to be deep-rooted and maybe “radical”. Since we cannot deny the fact that the voter is inexperienced (oppressive.

Photo by Khalid Jabaly   –   منظر عام لوسط مدينة عمان من شرفة ديوان الدوق

Written by Hend Fayez Abuenein Amid the growing debate about narrowing the gap between genders and how we’ve climbed up the scale of narrowing gender-discriminating practices, a number of questions emerge about gender related legislation in Jordan. Being members of the Organization of Islamic Conference, we draw our definitions of human rights, from Islamic Shari’a.

Written by Musa Alshuqairi With a questionable elections law producing a curious blend of shady characters ranging from old guard corruption figures to the so-called neo-liberals merchants the 15th Jordanian parliament was doomed from the beginning. Now that his majesty issued a decree to dissolve it, what questions is Jordan’s alleged democracy facing? If you.

In the downtown vegetable market, you will be greeted by children offering to carry your bags for you while you shop. Omran is one of them. في سوق الخضار بجانب المسجد الحسيني وسط البلد تجد أطفالا يعرضون على المتسوقين حمل أكياسهم على عربة تسوق. عمران أحدهم هؤلاء الأطفال.