It has been like a magnetic attraction between Jordan and the middle ranking of most global surveys and indices. The latest of which is the Global Peace Index developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit in which the indicators of peacefullness were analysed for 121 countries. With no surprise Jordan came at no 63 making it the 9th  Arab state after Oman, Qatar, UAE, Tunisia, Kuwait, Morocco, Libya... [read more]

On the 5th anniversary of the Sep 11th attacks, the Independent ran a very grim record of the actual results of the war on terror launched by the USA and UK administrations, as well as terrorist acts and the figures were alarming. killed a minimum of 62,006 people, created 4.5 million refugees and cost the US more than the sum needed to pay off the debts of every poor nation on earth. If estimates... [read more]

Last week the Jordanian Parliament endorsed the controversial anti-terrorism law after a hasty discussion that took only two days. This endorsement occured despite the high tone of criticism by political parties, media, human rights activists and civil society. One of the major critical statements came from the National Center for Human Rights (NCHR( which has identified a series of violations of... [read more]

If there is one simple fact that we learned throughout the last few years which witnessed the increase in the frequency and devastating impact of terrorism, it is the fact that terrorism cannot be faught by security measures and relying on military and intelligence actions. In our Arab and Muslim society terrorism should be faught at the upstream level which is the mindset. This is easier said than... [read more]

The traditional tranquility of the Jordanian capital Amman was exploited today as a gunman opened fire on a group of foriegn tourists in the touristic jewel of Amman...the Amphitheatre. The results of this horrific crime was the killing of a British tourist and injuries to others who hold British, Australian, New Zealand and Dutch citizenships. This is a truely shocking event for all of us in... [read more]