AMMAN: Over the past ten years, much has been written in an attempt to make sense of what happened on 11 September 2001. It is a difficult task. Analysing evil is not easy. Terror makes no sense to the rational mind. All that seems clear is that, (...)
AMMAN: Over the past ten years, much has been written in an attempt to make sense of what happened on Sept. 11, 2001. It is a difficult task. Analyzing evil is not easy. Terror makes no sense to the rational mind. All that seems clear is that, for (...)
AMMAN: At the time of Eid ul-Adha, which marks the end of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca; Hanukkah, when Jews commemorate the dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem; and Christmas, when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, we look back, yet (...)
AMMAN: As the world watches the anguish in Gaza continue, I am moved to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the death of my beloved brother, King Hussein, and my family s historic involvement in all stages of the tragedy of Palestine.
For the (...)
The case of a teddy bear in a Khartoum classroom has become headline news across the world. The events seem ridiculous to most, politically motivated to some and worthy of outrage to only a small minority. But the facts of this debacle are less (...)
West Asia exercises much power over the world. The region obsesses policymakers, it drives industries such as arms and energy, and it feeds the ideologies and counter-ideologies of global conflict. Yet, what sets West Asia apart from other regions (...)