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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.