by Ala Saket As usual, and in keeping with cultural clichés, the new year is a time for reflection, introspection, speculation, and overall evaluation of the meaning of life.  This holds true for individuals as much as it does for states, and I would expect that for Jordan, this process will yield diametrically opposed results.

By Rana Kattan and Hiba Zayadin The inevitability of the events that unsettled Jordan in the past weeks is hardly a confusing fact to fathom, but the dominoes that had to fall to get to this point are. On 13 November, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, appeared in an interview on Jordanian national television imploring the.

By Raghda Butros I could recount all the incidents of harassment I have faced in detail, but I will simply say that they involved the use of vulgar language, various forms of grabbing, and several vile propositions. These took place in random places, as I left my car to get into a shop or restaurant,.

By Ola Dudin Amidst all the protests that took over Jordan’s capital and governorates soon after the Prime Minister announced the rise of fuel prices last Tuesday evening, very little media coverage has been given to the protest that took place on Thursday in front of the Prime Ministry. Protesters demanded that the PM follow.

By Roba Assi (AndFarAway.net) Want to smile? Then head over to Jabal Al-Qalaa this week where art meets happy kids. It is hard not to smile when the neighborhoods’ children (dressed in their Eid clothing) excitedly explain to you how they helped with that mural or what they like about that graffiti piece. It is.

“At the turn of the century, and especially after the uprisings, even this monarchy needs modernisation” By Silvia Casagrande Reblogged from Your Middle East With just a few months from January’s parliamentary elections in Jordan, the kingdom’s citizens took to the streets of Amman last month demanding reforms and tangible democratic changes. In fact, after.

By a Ammani Mother Last August our family declared war on trash, a war with the express goal of eliminating our household throw-away waste . Naturally, a war’s first  anniversary is a good time to assess gains and losses and set plans going forward, especially if it coincides, as ours does, with a municipal garbage.

By Lama Bashour We are, supposedly, living historic times in the Arab world. Democracy is peeking its head everywhere we look, but a full presence has not yet been secured, at least in my opinion. Let’s for a minute turn our eyes to the “democratic” state at work: the Republic of Egypt. It is indeed.

By The Jordan Open Source Society

By David Fox In the era of the Arab Spring, many wonder how the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has managed to weather the storm of regional unrest with such apparent ease. The answer to this question in part lies in the construction of the country’s parliamentary system, which on the surface gives the kingdom the.