HM Queen Rania has started a new initiative in honor of International Youth Day, where via the power of YouTube, she’ll be attempting to break down the stereotypes associated with the Arab world.

Wendy Merdian and Melissa Manning continue their journey through Jordan’s biblical archeological sites, completing the final part in the series. [1] [2]
Biblical Archeology In A Day
Written By: Melissa Manning & Wendy Merdian
Photography By: Melissa Manning
Site VII - Um Ar Rasas, Burj Sa’man
The ruins we visited in the vicinity of the village, Um Ar ‘Rasas, are [...]

Written by: Saleem Ayoub Quna Photography by Ogba Faraj
Jabal Luwiebdeh’s reputation as a quiet and peaceful residential neighborhood in the old part of Amman was heavily contested Saturday afternoon, March 8th, as more than 1500 people, mostly children and youth, took to its streets to mark the second anniversary of [...]

Wendy Merdian and Melissa Manning continue their journey through Jordan’s biblical archeological sites. Be sure to read up on part one and stay tuned for the final part in the series!
Biblical Archeology In A Day
Written By: Melissa Manning & Wendy Merdian
Photography By: Melissa Manning
Site IV - Khirbet Iskander
From Machaerus we returned to the King’s Highway, [...]

Written By: Naseem Tarawnah
It is common knowledge in Jordan that family names equal power. Every day, thousands of Jordanians capitalize on that fact alone. Getting a traffic ticket is a hassle avoided, and so is waiting in line when it’s time to renew one’s passport. Acceptance into a competitive university program with limited seats is [...]

Pictures by Saleem Ayoub Quna
Author of “My Neighborhood”
Cultural Guide to Jabal Luwiebdeh

[ March 11, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Al Balad Theatre
Presents

Marwan Abado & Band

Live in Concert
Launching his new project
N A R D

Tuesday, 11 March 2008 - 8 PM
At Al Bald Theatre – Jabal Amman/1st Circle

Ticket Price: JD 7

Tickets will soon be available at:
- Music Box
- Books @ Cafe
- Moka Cafe
- OrangeRed
- Al Balad Theater
For more information:
Al Balad Theatre:06 4652005
OrangeRed: 06 4623297 or 0777 [...]

Iraqi students congregate outside the Shmeissani Al-Qharbi School in Amman, Jordan. Many Iraqi war refugees have missed years of school, but despite new opportunities to be back in class, they get little help catching up.—Christopher Powers/Education Week
War, displacement, and lack of money have prevented Iraqi children from going to school for lengthy stretches of time. [...]

[ March 15, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The United Nations University- International Leadership Academy in Amman- Jordan has established a Film Society and will be screening movies on regular basis.

The Film Society is a cornerstone of the UNU-ILI’s community outreach program. Through the Film Society we offer free or low-cost film screenings that are open to any and all. Sometimes these screening [...]

Picture taken in Wadi Al-Shita by Majed Aggad.

The Goethe-Institute Jordan invites young journalists from Mediterranean and EU member states to participate in the first Euro-Mediterranean Academy for young Journalists in Amman from May 4th 2008 to May 15th 2008. The Euro-Mediterranean Academy for young Journalists aims at raising the knowledge of young journalists about the importance of a responsible and critical international [...]