The Turkish military’s operation rolling into north eastern Syria is a manifestation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s need to shift attention from the growing chaos within his Justice and Development Party (AKP). Following the loss in the re…
The longevity of the teachers’ strike suggests that the sentiment is not limited to the public sector, but appears to be awakening a similar sentiment across various social groups. Clearly, it initiated amongst disillusioned teachers demanding the term…
لا يمكن حصر أي قراءة لمشهد اضراب المعلمين في الاردن من زاوية مطالبيه مقتصرة على فئة مجتمعية واحدة فقط اذ لابد من توسيع دائرة القراءة وتعميقها حتى يتسنى تشخيص الواقع الأردني من زاوية سياسية مجتمعية.بدأ حراك المعلمين منحسراً بمطلب طبيعي يتمثل بزيادة موعو…
Most of Jordan’s teachers have been on strike for over three weeks now. Regardless of the underlying dispute, our children should never be kept out of school for almost a month for any reason. The government’s responsibility is to resolve the issue, no…
The post-war phase following the end of hostilities in Syria is a very delicate time for many countries. There is a real risk that terrorist groups are looking for new territory and safe harbour across north Africa, central Asia and even among Syria’s …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that, should he be reelected, he will annex large parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, is clearly a campaign tactic, but it also signals the inevitable end of hope for Palestinian state…
The handling of last Thursday’s teachers protest over wage demands, which resulted in a clash with police, was very sad to see. The response by the authorities was the latest in a series where a relatively small incident becomes a tragedy because of th…
The recent protests in northern Jordanian border city of Ramtha need to be considered in the broader context, and cannot be attributed to one specific trigger. A city like Ramtha has been historically dependent on trade with Syria, and is therefore fee…
Education plays a major role in grooming and shaping the way a society thinks and interacts. In this regard, the current educational systems in Middle Eastern countries have failed to instill into the youth basic principles like liberty, pluralism, equ…
The risk of a new wave of global terrorism could soon increase, as Daesh is looking to regenerate following defeat in Syria and Iraq. The current dynamics in Syria actually favour the group to restart its activities. Confusion and chaos reigns in the n…