By Iraatus The new political reform “road map” being prepared by Political Development minister, Mousa Ma’aytah, has one huge fallacy as if the minister, who is a staunch supporter of political parties’ rights in Jordan, finally succumbed to the pressures of being part of the same government he opposed. The fundamental error in the road.

Written by Ramsey Tesdell It would be one thing if I was blonde, blue-eyed, and had terrible/no Arabic. But I’m not; I have long curly brown hair, brown eyes and a complexion that a paint catalog would describe as ‘warm olive.’ It is for this reason that I become irate every time I am overcharged.

On Thursday 16th April at 7 pm the Al-Hussein Cultural Centre in Ras al-Ain is opening its doors to an event arranged by The Danish Centre for Culture and Development in close cooperation with the Danish Embassy and the Royal Film Commission. Written by H.E. Thomas F. Lund-Sørensen Danish Ambassador Beyond Stereotypes – as the.

Story by Ramsey Tesdell Jazz music is about as American as Apple Pie. Starting with African-American communities who faced daily oppression and discrimination, jazz and blues music provided an outlet and a way to express the story of an oppressed community. Similarly, in the Arab world, music plays an important role in resistance, culture, nationalism,.

7iber – On March 29th, Israel’s popular newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, published a story about HM King Abdullah’s dog having died in an Israeli hospital after being sent there for treatment during Israel’s recent war on Gaza. The report states after multiple attempts, the dog passed away and was returned to Jordan with an apology note..

Written By: Al-Dinawari Recently, the small northern town of Al-Wahadneh made the local news as it’s set to become the Kingdom’s first “model eco-village”. Both the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have signed an MOU to turn Al-Wahadneh in to an eco-village, where it.

Written By Matthew Teller “I’ve got it! Pomegranate!” Omar Zumot, Jordanian entrepreneur and winemaker, beams across the table, stopping me in mid-sentence. Pomegranate? I take a second to think, then let another sip of the dark, ruby-red wine swirl around my mouth. He’s right. I close my eyes and allow tastebuds to talk to brain.

Written by Reem Al-Masri This month of March was a celebratory month for women around the world. Our press also gave Jordanian women a dozen reasons to celebrate as on Women International Day (WID), it designated exclusive coverage focusing on the achievements of Jordanian women in the work place, human rights and political decision making..

Written by L. S. Photos by L. S., Winkie Williams, and Ramsey Tesdell This spring, I traveled with my friends on the Hijazi (Hidjaz in Turkish) Railway, starting in Amman and heading towards Zarqa. We started near Amman Al- Mahta Balad and end up to the Zarqa highway. After a short taxi ride to the.

Written by Farah Nimri For many aspiring high school graduates, the choice of a major can be a hectic, frustrating process. As if graduating with a good average that will get you into a decent university isn’t hard enough, the burden of having to decide what you will be doing for the rest of your.