Minister of Health Mr Said Darwazeh took a break from his daily struggle against bird flu in Jordan to announce that the Ministry will raise "legal prosecutions against whomever committs violent attacks on public doctors in public health centers". This courageous approach comes after the 14th  incident of attacking public doctors in the last 7 months took place in Abu Nussier Public Health center... [read more]

When angry ordinary muslims took to the streets to protest the silly and insulting cartoons published by the Danish newspaper Jyllandes Posten for the prophet of Islam and the spiritual inspiration of almost 1.0 billion people, Mohammad (PBUH) we heared an endless list of lectures on "freedom of expression" from European and American writers, politicians and intellectuals.   I have to admit,... [read more]

This night I felt I was longing for a relaxing spell of time with some classical slow romantic songs, so I searched for my slow songs archives and managed to spend a wonderful two hours with the top 30 slow/ romantic songs of all time. My lovely romantic night was highlighted by:   1-    You are my everything- Santa Esmerald 2-     Hotel California- Eagles. 3-     Goodbye my Love- Demis Rossos... [read more]

  Deep inside we all knew it was a matter of time, and it has eventually happened. The notorious bird flu virus has entered Jordan. While the government was expecting the outbreak to happen in the Jordan Valley area adjacent to the bird flu outbreak spot in Israel/Palestine, the tricky virus hit three turkeys that were found dead at a domestic farm in Ajloun. Now it is the time where months... [read more]

Last Monday the Government spoksman Mr Nasser Joudeh held his weekly open meeting with the press featuring a presentation from the Minister of Political Development Mr Sabri Rbeihat about the guidelines and criteria the governemnt is using to recruit and screen candidates for high-level public positions. Mr Rbeihat mentioned an impressive theoritical system in which the governemnt will publish a public... [read more]

I have always believed, in all honesty and objectivity that King Abdullah II is the best Arab Leader that can communicate with the west conveying the true image of Muslim and Arab cultures and aspirations. The King is liberal, direct in his remarks, sharp and to the point and always a firm believer in democracy, modernization and global cooperation. I also have a firm conviction that the Jordanian... [read more]

I am not an easy person to get excited. I usually act like happy children if I watch my favourite soccer teams win, and maybe a few occasions of outdoor travels and spirited gatherings but I was really thrilled to see my latest posts appear in the Jordan Plant homepage. Yes I am excited and happy like a 5 years old child with my new nationality as a citizen of Jordan Planet, something that I will always... [read more]

One of the most useful elements of the public poll conducted by the Center of Strategic Studies (CSS) in the University of Jordan and released yesterday is the section where the national sample (Jordanian citizens) and public opinion leaders' sample respond to the question of listing their priorities taht the government should tackle. It comes as a strong message that the priorities of Jordanians... [read more]

Just like the detrerioration of the Jordanian stock market, the indicators of the Bakhit government have fallen down based on the landmark syrvey of governemnt performance organized and published by the Center for Strategic Studies in the University of Jordan. According to an opinion poll the percentage of national sample, made up of 984 respondents from the general public, who believe the government... [read more]

    The International Women's Day celebrated on March 8th was another occasion to reflect back on the progress achieved by Arab women during the last couple of decades in particular. At the forefront of the women outreach campaigns are the traditional feminist advocates who have the convection that the fight for women rights will be won or lost in a battle against men. I am not defending... [read more]

    A collective Jordanian feeling of anger and national patriotism has been gathering momentum recently in response to the remarks of the Syrian president Bashar Al-Asad in which he has mocked the "Jordan First" logo in his opening speech at the pan-Arab Political parties meeting in Damascus last week. The public campaign of anger has been reflected in the form of many articles in Jordanian... [read more]

At a time where ideologies are being driven to the two extremes of complete neglecance (by economic liberalism) and complete dominance (by religious fundamentalism) it is important for any world citizen to have a set of values and principles that form the compass of his/her life. As a human being born in a muslim-Arab country and being a member of an "ethnic minority"- Circassian- in this community... [read more]

When the Information Technology hype started in Jordan in 2000 it has been perceived by many observers that this "revolution" will lead to an "information society" or "knowledge society in Jordan". Within the enthusiasm generated by the REACH initiative it has not been noted that REACH did not contain any elements on "knowledge society" or "information society". It was mainly based on developing an... [read more]

It seems our beloved city was saved from a deadly terrorist attack coordinated by the gang of Al Qaeda which seems determined to hurt Jordan, as much as the people of Jordan should be determined to thwart such crimes. The official Jordanian media outlets described the conspiracy as a suicide attack attempt on a vital civilian target in Amman planned by a group of non-jordanian jihadis. Earlier that... [read more]