As Syria’s civil war rages, the world’s second largest refugee camp has become Jordan’s fourth largest city
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Zaatari at One Year: On Sidelines of War, Refugees Struggle for a Better Life
Andrew Harper doesn’t get much sleep. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. At 48, he’s devoted more than half of his life to aiding refugees, and years ago he turned his attention to Jordan, where he serves as a top …
In Jordan, Women Fight for Full Citizenship Rights
A new coalition is fighting to give women in Jordan the right to pass on their citizenship to their children
Jordan Is Living Dangerously as Syria Burns
King Abdullah of Jordan had hoped next week’s parliamentary elections would be the jewel in the crown of a reform process designed to inoculate the Kingdom from the fever of political rebellion raging across the region. Little …
Jordan’s Survival Strategy Hits a Wall: Tightening Funds Make It Hard to Buy Support
Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the foreign powers most invested in his political survival will be hoping that his country isn’t about to demonstrate Trotsky’s maxim that all revolutions are impossible until they become inevitable. …