Yesterday, the Global changemakers had the chance to interview Rami George Khouri at the World Economic Forum. Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and U.S. citizen whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth. He is director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut. His journalistic work.

Dr. Salaheddin Al Bashir is a top lawyer in Jordan but is probably most known for being a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice and Minister of Trade and Industry. Al Bashir came by to talk about the peace process to the Global Changemakers from a Foreign Affairs perspective. Dunia Aqel a Jordanian.

In the past four days, British Council Global Changemakers from all over the region have been undergoing a training workshop to prepare for their participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The 7iber team has been there along the way to guide them on using new media technology to become citizen journalists rather than just.

Its been some time that I’ve been using the serveece, or shared taxis in Amman. Part of the motivation is to connect with those who I would not normally connect with and part of the more recent motivation is the lack of funds to pay for taxis. The idea of mapping the serveece routes has.

Check the schedule for more events of the Guardians of Memory Week.

Picture by Samah Arafat Construction of a new wall on Jebel al Qal3a continues as opposition mounts against the gentrification of the area. If interested in helping with creative resistance to this project, please contact us.

Date: 26 Apr 2009. Location: The Abdali project construction area behind Ministry of Industry and Trade. Just off Al-Ameen St. Alyafawi I have a baby dream that each child riding an automobile in Jordan actually sits down safely. Most frequently, they’d be at the rear seat area, not sitting, between the 2 front seats, probably.

Alyafawi We find it very common to see a large proportion of inhabitants in London, New York and other major Western world cities frantically reading away whatever reading material they’d laid their hands on while in transport from A to B, whether in the train, bus or other moving vehicle. While waiting at the traffic.

Nadine Touqan Given the rise in tragic situations with women and youth, and the desperate behaviour of men, women and society in general – all leading to the demise of the family unit and our human values, it’s probably high time to up the ante. This country is way too small to be falling apart.

Photo Courtesy: Laith Majali