By Raghda Butros When I was four or five, I was plagued by a question that Arab adults love to torment children with: “who do you love more, your mother or your father?” This is a question for which there is no right answer, and one which, it would seem, is only intended to make.

By Lana Nasser Where do I get my inspiration? Different places and times: Sometimes it’s from personal experiences and events, sometimes it’s from stories I hear or read, with a bit of pepper and salt. Sometimes it comes from nature, dreams, and news reports. Sometimes inspiration just comes, from a place unknown to me. Usually,.

By Alaa Saket The World Economic Forum (WEF) has always intrigued me.  Beginning with the enchanting slogan “Committed to Improving the State of the World”, and ending with a myriad of high profile, high powered, and high-horse mounting participants. One cannot help but get a spine-tingling sense of hope and anticipation that this year will.

  As the self-proclaimed economic leaders of the world congregate at the lowest point on Earth, many economies around the world find themselves reaching new lows. Through embracing a paradigm that strips economics of its political context, glazes over crucial issues with superficial platitudes, and fails to deliver, the economic dogmas of the past thirty.

By Tony Howard* ‘RSCN will not participate in environment impact assessment of planned military academy’, Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 (Jordan Times) I was shocked to see that the plans to build a military academy at Bergesh are still ongoing despite a strong petition against it, and advice to the contrary from the respected RSCN due.

By Nasser Kalaji This week I tagged along with the wonderful people of “Smile in a Box” an initiative geared towards securing poor families with food items and hot meals during the month of Ramadan. I say this project is different because I think that not a lot of people in Jordan recognize just how.

As Arabic language study becomes more critical to international affairs, there are becoming fewer places for foreigners to study as the Arab region currently rocks with violence and uncertainty. American journalism student Emily Creasia, also an Arabic language student herself, finds out how programs are faring in Jordan. [audio:https://7ibertesting.online/wp-content/uploads/Arabic-students-story-mixdown.mp3|titles=Studying Arabic in Jordan] SCRIPT “They evacuated us,.

By Sara Obeidat *Despite the Egyptian Revolution’s remarkable impact on the populations of oppressed countries world wide, there is a sizeable segment that remains opposed to the ousting of former President Mubarak and to the revolution as a whole. Unfortunately, the majority of this segment tends to be from the elite classes, who ironically are.

By Daoud Kuttab Jordan’s registered media outlets will be soon welcoming a new group: news websites. According to the amendments approved by parliament, websites can, if they voluntarily choose, be registered as media outlets and will be officially accredited as such by all relevant governmental branches. But why would an owner of a news website.