No word has ever been more "exploited" in Jordan and the Arab World more than "reform" in the last few years. As if it has been magistically discovered in a deep cave in the Arabian political desert, reform has been the most welcomed guest in all political projects developed by the USA and EU for the Arab World after September 11th and has been the silver bullet for the political and socio-economic... [read more]

Human Rights Watch got it right this time. Instead of campaigning for the sake of Al Qaeda terrorists held in Jordan the HRW has finally tackled the real issues that are necessary for creating a civilised and modern political society in Jordan by criticising the regressive drafts of the public assembly and non governmental organizations laws currently discussed by the Parliament. I agree and... [read more]