Jordan

June 14, 2019

Recruitment agency ads perpetuate slavery-like conditions in Jordan by posting biodata of migrants seeking domestic work, revealing skin complexion, weight, height, and "price" according to country of origin. Many end up trapped in situations of abuse and exploitation.

Conflict

Blame game over aid leaves Syrian refugees stranded in desert ‘death’ camp

GlobalPost

March 11, 2019

Abandoned refugees at the Rukban settlement on the Syrian-Jordanian border are desperate for aid, but a geopolitical standoff has made it nearly impossible — and conditions are only getting worse.

Women & Girls

A #MeToo moment for Afghanistan's women's soccer: 'It happened so many times'

PRI's The World

January 03, 2019

The abuse reportedly happened inside the country and also during a training camp held in February of last year in Jordan. Players flew out, and two male representatives of the Afghanistan Football Federation came with them. Khalida Popal, former captain of Afghanistan's national soccer team, had organized the training session in Jordan and had reservations about the men.

Conflict

Syrian refugees face crisis as aid deliveries blocked

Reuters

October 11, 2018

The Syrian army has tightened its siege of the camp, in Rukban, near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria and Iraq, preventing smugglers and traders from delivering food to its 50,000 inhabitants, mostly women and children.

UN agency chief says Palestinian refugees can't 'simply be wished away'

Reuters

September 03, 2018

Washington's move against UNRWA was the latest in a series of US and Israeli policy decisions that have angered Palestinians and raised international concern.

Eight years late, 10 tons of mail finally makes it to the West Bank

Reuters

August 19, 2018

The 10.5 tons of mail had been held in Jordan since 2010 because Israel would not permit direct transfer to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said.

Global Politics

There are 28 other monarchies in the world

PRI's The World

May 18, 2018

Are you obsessing over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Well, to help you get your royal fix, here's some other information about other royal families.

Conflict

How Jordan's particle accelerator is bringing together Middle East enemies

America Abroad

March 14, 2018

“Of course we have echoes of what’s happening in the region, but when you put scientists together, they tend to talk about science.”

Culture

From facing Islamophobia, to creating a hit website that fights Muslim caricatures

PRI's The World

May 11, 2017

The creator of MuslimGirl.com reflects on how "this little thing that I started in my bedroom when I was a teenager has really grown to take on a life of its own."

Conflict

This refugee camp in Jordan has turned into a frontier town for Syrians escaping war

PRI's The World

April 05, 2017

When you think of a refugee camp, what comes to mind? Not avocados and wedding gowns, right? But those are some of the things you can find in Zataari, the Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

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Conflict & Justice

Prince Hassan of Jordan on the Future of the Mideast

The Takeaway

February 01, 2011

Jordan's King Abdullah has sacked his government following protests as thousands marched to protest rising prices and unemployment and to demand that the prime minister, Samir Rifai step down. Prince Hassan of Jordan reacts to the news.

Conflict & Justice

Update: Protests in Egypt, Changes in Jordan

The Takeaway

February 01, 2011

Shibley Telhami, professor at the University of Maryland, responds the news that Jordan's President has dismissed his government following protests in his country. King Abdullah has asked an ex-army general to forma new Cabinet.

Conflict & Justice

Jordan follows suit with anti-government protests

PRI's The World

February 02, 2011

Jordan's citizens have responded to events in Tunisia and Egypt with their own protests. Marco Werman speaks with Jordan's Prince Hassan bin Talal about what steps the new prime minister should take.

Conflict & Justice

Washington and Mubarak's downfall

PRI's The World

February 11, 2011

President Barack Obama has said that Hosni Mubarak's resignation is just the start of the transformation in Egypt. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mouin Rabbani, an independent analyst in Amman, Jordan, about President Obama's comments.

Conflict & Justice

The impact of Egypt in Jordan

PRI's The World

February 14, 2011

First, Tunisia. Then, Egypt. So, who's next? Arab rulers are bracing for the possibility of mass protests on their own doorsteps. The World's Matthew Bell reports from Amman, Jordan on reaction there to events in Egypt.

Jordan looks to Egypt

PRI's The World

February 16, 2011

The World's Matthew Bell looks at what the events in Egypt mean for government-reform forces in Jordan. The Islamists there view this as the greatest gift to their movement in decades.

Conflict & Justice

Jordan protests turn violent

PRI's The World

February 18, 2011

For seven weeks demonstrators in the Jordanian capital of Amman have taken to the streets after Friday prayers to call for government reforms. Now, those demonstrations have turned violent for the first time. The World's Matthew Bell reports from Amman.

Conflict & Justice

Uprisings around the Arab world

PRI's The World

February 18, 2011

Anchor Lisa Mullins has a roundup of the anti-government protests today in the Arab nations of Yemen, Bahrain and Libya.

Jordanians Still Demand Change, Eight Weeks into Protests

The Takeaway

March 01, 2011

Less than free and fair elections

PRI's The World

January 31, 2008

The World's Jason Margolis reports that some human rights groups are calling on countries like the United States to do more about flawed elections held around the globe.