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Jordan: Increase in number of objections to voter list

Opposition parties in Jordan expressed concern over the increasing number of objections submitted concerning the voter lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Noam Chomsky: The Real Reasons the U.S. Enables Israeli Crimes and Atrocities

Noam Chomsky is internationally recognized as one of America’s most critically engaged public intellectuals today. He spoke with Kathleen Wells, a political correspondent for Race-Talk, about Israel and its interplay

Jordan teachers threaten to boycott elections

A statement issued on Saturday, by the Amman Teachers' Committee in Jordan criticized Dr. Khaled Al Karaki, the new Education Minister for failing to correct mistakes made by former Education

The Islamist Response to Repression: Are Mainstream Islamist Groups Radicalizing?

Today, some of the Middle East’s most prominent Islamist groups are in a state of crisis, racked by internal divisions and struggling to respond to regime repression. With key U.S.

Jordan : Mass Blocking of Websites for Flimsy Reasons

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said ,today, that the Jordanian government should reconsider the decision of blocking tens of websites from public workers.

Who will take out the garbage if our courts of justice won’t punish war crimes?

Stuart Littlewood considers the impunity with which state-sponsored murderers and war criminals operate and argues that if universal jurisdiction is not made to work, then upright, socially responsible citizens may

Too little, too late?

With Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai reshuffling his cabinet in the run-up to November's elections, will this be enough to ease tensions in the country, asks Oula Farawati

Jordan: MB offshoot outlines demands for participating in elections

The Muslim Brotherhood offshoot the Islamic Action Front in Jordan , blamed the government for their decision to boycott the elections .

Jordan gov’t accepts IAF boycott of elections but refuses to discuss electoral procedures

Jordan's government refuses to discuss polls procedures but respects the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot the Islamic Action Front's choice to boycott November's parliamentary elections.

MB offshoot in Jordan to boycott parliamentary elections

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood offshoot the Islamic Action Front announced that it would boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to take place November.