Taking out “honour” from “honour-crimes” While many people think the number of victims is insignificant, others are struggling to end the so-called ‘honour crimes’ and re-define honour in male- dominated societies. A 3-year-old campaign is advocating for a radical change that saves the lives of vulnerable females in Jordan. 2012-04-22

Freedom of speech is not freedom to incite hatred! While the Jordanian electronic press has certainly broken too many taboos, its performance has been marred by bias and lack of professionalism. Unfortunately, the news websites, mushrooming in Jordan these days, have failed to provide a value-added contribution. 2012-04-13

Breaking a vicious cycle! In the utopian state I am referring to, future generations will break the vicious cycle and allow the emergence of a new reality. Most importantly, politics and morals can come closer to each other and double-standard approaches will come to an end. 2012-04-13

Jordanie : ôter «honneur» dans «crimes d’honneur» Elles se battent contre les « crimes d’honneur », pour redéfinir la notion d’honneur dans une société dominée par les hommes.  Une campagne de sensibilisation de trois ans plaide pour un changement radical, afin de sauver la vie des femmes les plus vulnérables en Jordanie. 2012-04-13

Children of Jordanian women struggle for recognition Children born to Jordanian women, married to non-Jordanians, have long struggled to be recognized as “Jordanian”. With a law and a mindset that are prejudiced against them, the Jordanian ID card has become a fantasy. 2012-04-12

Jordan: Untouched myths block the road to full democracy A quick look at the Arab world today enables us to reach a simple conclusion, realizing that almost every Arab country is shaping a political discourse underpinned by what observers call “identity politics”. 2012-02-29

A tale from Amman Frustrated residents and orientalist perspectives may lead you to think that no one is actually from Amman. Nonetheless, a different reality is discovered when gathering bits and pieces of the story of the city. 2012-02-06