By Amer Sweidan (except the photos from the women’s tent) I was invited to my friends’ (Marwan & Nadia) Bedouin wedding, and had the privilege to document and take a few photos of the celebration which took place in “Umm Sayhoun”, a bedouin village in Petra. The Bedouin wedding is 3-day celebration that consists of.

Words and photos by Andrea Garcia-Vargas Just when everyone thinks artists have exhausted experimental mediums, Jordanian artist Rawan Kakish takes the art of the collage and gives it a twist in her new exhibition “City|Thirdspace” this month at the Foresight32 Gallery, featuring mostly urban scenes. With a background in architecture from the Jordan University of.

By Ala’ Alrababa’h Jordan’s post-1989 parliamentary experience has not been a success. In the 1989 elections, we used the Block Vote system. Under this system, each voter could vote for as many candidates as there were seats allocated to the district. The main problem with that system is that it produces a parliament in which.

By Odeh R. A-Jayyousi* Green thinking was not mainstreamed in economic development models in countries of the Middle East till the late 1980s. After the Earth Summit in 1992, the globe witnessed a wave of environmentalism, and funding was channeled to developing countries to address environmental risks from pollution control to awareness and pilot projects..

By Noor H. A space to discuss reform As a member of a Jordanian youth organization called “Leaders of Tomorrow”, I have been leery of participating in the Jordan Youth Forum (Multaqa Al Shabab 2011) conference on June 14-15. There were many floating questions around who organized this conference, why was it organized, who covered.

By Daoud Kuttab I was caught off guard when the call came from the Prime Ministry. The governmental committee set up to design a new media strategy wanted to hear my opinion. Along with Nidal Mansour, from the Centre for Defending the Freedom of Journalists, and Rana Sabbagh, from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, we.

By Daoud Kuttab* A quick reflection on government responsibilities and how to deal with a crisis shows that the present government of Marouf Al-Bakhit has failed in both areas insofar as the Shahingate and Casino issues are concerned. The late US president Harry Truman was known for having a sign on his desk that read.

        By Odeh Al-Jayyousi*       The debate on energy security, strategy and national public policy options should be a rational and pragmatic decision guided and informed by science and  economics. However,  this decision can be influenced by the psychology of fear and risk especially after the 1986 Chernobel disaster and.

By Lama Bashour Having just left the Ahliyyah School for Girls on the First Circle, beaming with pleasure at a lovely concert I had just attended (Thanks to the wonderful Dozan wa Awtar Singers), my friend Kariman and I embarked on what soon proved to be the most stressful drive in recent memory for the both.

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Zeina Hakim & Omar Qubain Greenpeace Jordan In the poorest nations of the world, French nuclear giant AREVA is extracting precious—and deadly—natural resources, earning billions for its Fortune 500 corporation while the people pay the price. The French mining company AREVA will be in charge of the Kingdom’s commercial uranium mining activities. AREVA will.