By Hayat al-Dbeas Amman, May 11 (EFE).- The under-representation of Jordanian women in politics hinders the measures the Hashemite kingdom applied to try and close a gender gap that has impacted its ranking in political empowerment among women worldwide. Out of 164 countries, Jordan came in 122nd in the 2022 World Economic Forum’s survey for …
By Hayat al-Dbeas Amman, Feb 28 (EFE).- Christian families in Jordan, a majority Muslim nation, are calling for state education to include other religions in the curriculum despite the government so far turning down the request. “The absence of Christian religious education in Jordanian public schools and its relegation to private schools” is pushing families …
By Hayat al Dbeas Madaba, Jordan, Dec 27 (EFE).- One of the few nations mentioned in the Bible, Jordan is an important pilgrimage destination for Christians but the Middle Eastern nation has yet to capitalize on the potential presented by religious tourism. “Jordan has a fertile environment for coexistence between religions and to send a …
By Hayat al Dbeas Al-Mafraq, Jordan, Oct 20 (EFE).- It has been over five years since Um Faisal al Shanabila met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II to ask the state to grant Bedouins like her citizenship. Al Shanabila says the king had promised to grant her a Jordanian passport, medical care and a pension, but …
By Hayat al-Dbeas Amman, Aug 4 (EFE).- Jordanian society is accustomed to news of women and girls being murdered, but the brutality of some of the more recent cases has sparked widespread anger and a movement against the so-called “honor killings.” Over the past two months in Amman, a student was shot five times by …