In this eco farmhouse in Dibeen, everything, from leftover food to fallen tree leaves, serves a purpose. By Lara Darwazeh.

By Hussam Masri Fourteen years ago, I was one of the first group of students to benefit from Junior Achievement programs in Jordan (INJAZ). It was JA’s first year in the region and all bets were put on one woman – Soraya Salti. She was driven by a vision to empower young people and prepare.

The public-transportation system in the Kingdom is a discouraging barrier for students, making them miss lectures and exams.

With checkpoints slowing down buses and cars, bicycles have emerged as the fastest and cheapest way for students to get to their universities.

The difficulties many Arab students face getting to their universities makes it hard for many to complete their education.

"The potential for digital innovation requires an ecology that fosters free production of and access to digital content, an ecology that Jordan, with its current state, as this paper shows, is far from achieving." By Reem Almasri.

How the new school textbooks have failed to take a step in the right direction towards schools free of extremism and exclusivity.

Nicola Pratt examines the history of women's activism in Jordan between 1946 -1989 and how it was shaped by moments of national crisis.

Mayyada Abu Jaber researches the direct and hidden gender biases in school textbooks, and the negative messages they convey about women's economic participation.

"Until there is real political will to protect media freedom and freedom of expression, Jordan’s repressive online media laws are here to stay". By Thorayya El-Rayyes