Business, Economics and Jobs
Whose Century Is It?
March 08, 2017
Get a good education, and the world's your oyster, right? Not necessarily, if you're a woman in Jordan. While Jordan has one of the highest female literacy rates in the Middle East, and there are more women in college there than men, gender discrimination still abounds in the workplace. This is not just costing women, it's costing Jordan — half to almost a full percentage point of GDP growth each year, says the Brookings Institution. What's at play here? Jordanian lawyer and human rights activist Asma Khader shares her thoughts with The World's Shirin Jaafari.
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Conflict & Justice
After three years of vetting, this Syrian refugee is giving up on moving to the US
PRI's The World
February 21, 2017
Thaer al-Tahli was an activist in Homs, Syria, threatened by the regime. He was selected for possible resettlement in the US. But after three years and many hours of interviews, he's decided to withdraw his application.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Is Peter O'Toole's Lawrence of Arabia fact or fiction?
PRI's The World
December 16, 2013
With the death of Peter O'Toole, everyone is talking about one of his great roles, as Lawrence of Arabia — the British intelligence officer who lead an Arab revolt in World War I. So that led producer Christopher Woolf to examine just how much of the film is actually based on history.
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Conflict & Justice
Why Jordan is at the epicenter of nearly all Middle Eastern issues
America Abroad
December 17, 2014
The rise of ISIS is connected to Jordan. The Israeli-Palestinian crisis plays out in the shadow of Jordan. The Syrian civil war and it's ensuing refugee crisis are taking a heavy toll on Jordan. Even the Iranian nuclear talks has a connection to Jordan. So, why Jordan, a landlocked country with few natural resources but tremendous importance for American foreign policy, at the middle of it all.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Slam poetry brings honesty, and nervousness, to Jordan
PRI's The World
November 26, 2013
There's a slam poetry underground in Amman, Jordan, and it's mainly filled with women. A Jordanian woman brought the art form home after studying in the US and winning slam poetry contests there.
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Conflict & Justice
Jordan is divided over the fight against ISIS
PRI's The World
February 11, 2015
Jordan is fighting with the US against ISIS — but many Jordanians actually support the militant group.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Why don't you see the Sunni-Shia divide in the US?
PRI's The World
June 23, 2014
Drive by the Yusuf Mosque in Boston on a Friday afternoon, prayer day, and you'll see men and women from across the Muslim world, from Indonesia to Iraq to North Africa, in a wide variety of dress. And none of them care which Islamic sect anyone is from.
Politics
Restarting the peace process
PRI's The World
July 27, 2009
President Obama has sent a team of high-level national security officials to the Middle East. He's trying to revive an Arab-Israeli peace process that has yet to get off the ground. The World's Matthew Bell reports.
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Politics
Jordan Awash with Syrian Refugees Fleeing Violence
PRI's The World
February 28, 2012
Some 80,000 Syrian refugees have fled across the border into Jordan to escape the violence at home. And Jordan is struggling to keep up with the influx. The World's Matthew Bell has been meeting with some of new arrivals.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Microsoft turns to cloud computing
The Takeaway
October 28, 2008
Major software players like Microsoft are betting on computing that happens over the Internet rather than on desktops, or "Cloud computing."
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Low expectations for any U.S. president to jumpstart Middle East peace
PRI's The World
November 05, 2012
U.S. presidents often talk of their hope to find peace in the Middle East and they practically always talk about their support for Israel's security. But on the ground there, expectations are much lower. And perhaps with good reason.