“In the areas of human rights and fundamental freedoms, 2014 was a year of mixed results in Jordan. Influenced by regional developments, there was no tangible development on the freedom of the media

Arab youths, who are the majority of the population in our society, face an ideological problem. It is natural that throughout history youth are the ones that are always searching for existential

It is customary in matters of media laws that international standards prefer as few media laws as possible. The absence of licensing laws so long as the publisher declares the address of the

The latest round of memos coming from the Jordanian Media Commission increases the concern that the country is moving closer to institutionalizing pre censorship to media even though this is a

Every now and then we hear unscientific statements -which are based on partial truth- that claim that journalism has ended or that it is on its way to extinction. This is not true and follows similar

My wife and I were invited October 29 th to the ninety first anniversary of the creation of the modern state of Turkey. The celebration held at the luxurious Hyatt Hotel in Amman was attended by

Walid Kurdi, former CEO of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) and relative of the royal family, is back in the spotlight, after fleeing from Jordan in the wake of the embezzlement accusations

An investigation by Radio Al Balad has revealed that nearly 12,000 cases of family violence have occurred without follow up by the ministry of social affairs since 1998. Social departments exist in 10

Originally published by International Media Support. I still remember vividly the week after the eruption of the so called Mohammad cartoon crisis [cartoon drawings published by the Danish newspaper