In 1981, Layla, a 20-years-old bride, moved from Egypt to Petra. Life in a cave then was hard and dreary, but she ended up preferring it over life in the village.

The controversy that erupted regarding what was considered “immoral” content in Jinn surpassed the fact that the show itself is simply poor, revealing in the process important insights into our social reality.

How decades of urbanization have changed the way people live, work and commute in downtown Amman. By Ahmad Abu Khalil. Translated by Luca Vettori

Since 2018, low-cost airlines have started flying from Europe to Amman and Aqaba. How will that affect tourism in Jordan?

Ahmad Abu Khalil takes a look at the career of Jordanian artist Muhanna Durra, who for seventy years has never stopped painting.

Breaking the artwork/audience binary, “The Facility” presents a holistic view of the process of making art, emphasizing the ‘making’ not what's ‘made’.

These Egyptian works wait on pavements for a passing chance at a day's work, an opportunity that may or may not come for days. Ammar Al-Shuqairi reports their stories.

On the sides of the desert road leading to Al-Ruweished, Bedouin tents are scattered; belonging to the families of those guarding the telecommunications towers. This is owing to the difficult circumstances and the hindrances to mobility within the semi-isolated area.

For over five decades, Jordanian government policies have changed modes of work and production in Thiban district among others. But after a period of economic stability, the new mode can no longer provide for residents nor include them, while going back to agriculture has become near impossible. By Shaker Jarrar and Yazan Melhem. Illustrations by Rawand Issa. Translated by Luca Vettori

How English became an obstacle standing in the way of the academic and professional advancement of many talented, young speakers of other languages, and how it can be learnt without re-enforcing such exclusion.