On Religious Tolerance In Jordan

Words By: Naseem Tarawnah This year, the Prophet Mohammad and Jesus (PBUT) share that rare day of birthday celebration. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen a flutter of posts marking the occasion, usually in the form of expressing religious...

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Yahoo! Closes But Maktoob’s Legacy Continues

Words By: Samih Toukan CoFounder of Maktoob, medical rx see Souq and Jabbar Internet Group A few days ago, advice Yahoo! announced the closure of its Dubai office, its last office in the MENA region, making more than 50 people redundant. This is...

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How We Turned Away Sudanese Refugees

Imagine yourself as a refugee – compelled to flee persecution, stuff forced to flee the only homeland you’ve ever known. You come from a place where stories of brutality are the norm. A place where the characters in these stories are...

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From Brussels With Love

Words By: Naseem Tarawnah Between the persistent rain and grey skies, Brussels is a gloomy place to be this week. Belgian military roams the streets in pairs, their camouflaged uniforms contrasting the tidy blue of the Capital’s police. On Friday...

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Tales From Jordanians In Paris

[aesop_character img=”; name=”Thameen Kheetan” align=”right” width=”30%”] It is 10:17pm Paris time when I receive a message from a friend in Brussels: “You okay? Have you heard the news?”...

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