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Political and social theorist Sir Isaiah Berlin famously compared nationalism to a ‘bent twig’, ‘forced down so severely that when released, it lashed back wit
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Tūjān al-Faīṣal, the first female member of the Jordanian parliament, talks in English about fundamentalism in Jordan, the people’s demand for reforms, a leader and their attitude toward Israel. In Arabic, she speaks about progress in the influence of women in politics.
Two unnamed...
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ʿAbd al-Raʾūf al-Rawābdah (born 1939) is a Jordanian politician and became prime minister of Jordan in 1999. In the 1967 Six-Day War (otherwise known as the Arab-Israeli War), Israel overpowered Egypt, Jordan and Syria. It then occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem,...
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Fahd al-Fānik is a well-known Jordanian economist and financial consultant. He discusses the issue of the Jordanian economy, the situation of the poor and suggests a number of ways of tackling these issues.
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The Jordanian budget used to depend on foreign aid, dating to when the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 22, 2004
Jordanian Crown Prince Hamza Bin Al-Hussain called upon Muslim societies to renounce violence and extremism. He stressed that dialogue and openness to the outside world is the only way to correct the false image of Islam. Prince Hamza made these statements at the inauguration of the forum of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The
article reports on the activities of a youth gathering entitled, ‘Creation and
Religions as Sources of
Unity’ that took place between November 30 and December 2 in Aleppo, Syria.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
The writer talks about the political role of Islamic groups in
the Arab Muslim world in an attempt
to answer the question: Is Arab democracy possible without Islamists?
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The New York Times reported that Iraqi Christians are escaping the increasing
violence in Iraq. A clergyman was kidnapped and killed in response to the pope’s declarations against
Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author discusses the plight of Christians in Iraq.
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2006
Views of Muslim scholars differ over whether to accept the so-called "apology" of Pope Benedict for the remarks he made about Islam a few weeks ago. Nearly 38 Muslim scholars and leaders sent a letter to the pope to indicate their appreciation of the pope’s expression of regret and his affirmation...