Khalaf (Ajloun)
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Posted: July 31st, 2008, 4:20pm MDT by Khalaf
Back in the old days (pre 1989), political parties were banned and leftists and nationalist activists were jailed and prevented from employment. Free to organize and act were the members ... -
Posted: July 28th, 2008, 2:32am MDT by Khalaf
Last year the government reached an agreement with Israel to release four Jordanian prisoners to their custody. This agreement stipulated that the men will remain in Jordanian jails for ... -
Posted: July 18th, 2008, 1:53am MDT by Khalaf
Over the past few months, Jordan has seen the proliferation of agents working for “bourses”; taking money from people on the promise of 10, 15, 20% or more monthly interest. ... -
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:32pm MDT by Khalaf
An update on the assault on the head of Tafileh Tech University. So, a large delegation (jaha) of tribal leaders, headed by Abdulhadi Majali, came to the ‘Adwan ... -
Posted: July 6th, 2008, 7:39pm MDT by Khalaf
Q: What happens when you mix academia, democracy and tribalism? A: A uniquely Jordanian concoction, that is difficult to describe. Here is the story. In Jordan, the formula for developing ... -
Posted: July 5th, 2008, 8:16pm MDT by Khalaf
Last week, the king gave an unprecedented interview, in which he clearly articulated his views on the issues that are concerning Jordanians these days. I must say that the ... -
Posted: June 30th, 2008, 3:23pm MDT by Khalaf
When Mullah Nader canceled the Jarash festival, it seemed to me like any other fundamentalist ruse to stifle culture and art, with an added bonus of saving money (even though ... -
Posted: June 14th, 2008, 1:50pm MDT by Khalaf
Fahed Fanek, chief of the government mouthpiece (Al Rai) is wringing his hands over the ineffectiveness of Jordanian media. He complains that people criticize the media without offering an ... -
Posted: June 6th, 2008, 3:54pm MDT by Khalaf
One refreshing aspect of Mullah Nader’s government is that it has stopped all pretences of being liberal, progressive or enlightened, let alone responsive to public sentiment. Here, we are dealing ... -
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 2:53pm MDT by Khalaf
Ever since the disastrous decision in 1990 to stand against the use of military power to liberate Kuwait, Jordanian policy has been to firmly align its foreign policy with the ... -
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 1:23pm MDT by Khalaf
Despite all of the fuss made about the sale of the new army headquarters and the King Hussein Medical Center, an even more expensive and questionable project is sliding by. ... -
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 11:29pm MDT by Khalaf
Members of parliament were not particularly impressed by Mullah Nader's explanation on the land sale issue. Some even called on him to resign. It is possible that they ... -
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 10:53pm MDT by Khalaf
The prime minister met informally with the parliament last Thursday to explain the plans to sell the new army headquarters and possibly the King Hussein Medical Center. Here are the ... -
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 9:43pm MDT by Khalaf
Her majesty queen Rania has adopted a highly significant campaign to lower traffic casualties. The campaign even has a catchy name, kafa, meaning enough. I will not go into ... -
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 1:40am MDT by Khalaf
The geniuses of the higher education council yesterday announced that they are lowering minimum university entrance requirements for some fields at private and some public universities. Now, students are ... -
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 9:33pm MDT by Khalaf
Jordanian university curricula are often accused of being too theoretically oriented, with little applied demonstrations. Not true for Yarmouk University.For example, the university runs a course in human rights. As ... -
Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 10:55pm MDT by Khalaf
The highly credible government spokesman, Nasser Joudeh, has categorically denied that the government is planning on selling the King Hussein medical center and the surrounding lands, including the new ... -
Posted: April 15th, 2008, 12:46am MDT by Khalaf
By conservative reckoning, I estimate that the government has given away about 200 million dinars worth of free land to the investor who wanted to build the casino on the ... -
Posted: April 15th, 2008, 8:17pm MDT by Khalaf
Q: How would a prime minister who is presiding over an economy with over 10% inflation, slow economic growth, failing public education and health services and an inability to execute ... -
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 2:30pm MDT by Khalaf
In 1981, the Salt development establishment issued what was considered to be a revolutionary document. It outlined a new set of rules for spending habits on social occasions, which were ... -
Posted: April 4th, 2008, 2:27pm MDT by Khalaf
Parliament recently amended the education law. The amendments included a controversial ban on so-called cultural centers from teaching students ministry of education curricula.Students go to these centers to improve ... -
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 12:56pm MDT by Khalaf
The parliament has passed a bill in which 5% of advertising revenue will be levied for support of culture. We already have a tax levied to support universities (which is ... -
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 7:33pm MDT by Khalaf
Jordan is on its way to becoming the first country in the world where parliament will discuss whether or not there are petroleum deposits in its territory. Typically, this ... -
Posted: March 22nd, 2008, 3:08pm MDT by Khalaf
During the king’s speech to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Karamah battle, he stated obliquely that “We know that every stage has its challenges ...
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