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Syrian refugee women carry their babies as they walk through Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria March 8, 2016. Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, 50-80 Syrian children have been born in the Zaatari refugee camp each week, according to the official website of UNHCR. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed SEARCH "HAMED BORN" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - GF10000340750

Can justice make poor women less vulnerable?

Paul Prettitore

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

A Jordanian labourer works at a car filter plant in the Jordan Gateway Industrial Park, a free trade zone straddling the Israel-Jordan border, south of the Sheikh Hussein Bridge, January 29, 2014. Three years after Syria plunged into violence, Israel is reaping an unlikely economic benefit. Exports from Turkey have begun to flow through Israel and across the Sheikh Hussein Bridge to Jordan and a few Arab neighbours. The trade is growing enough to encourage long-held Israeli hopes that the Jewish state can become a commercial gateway to the Arab world. Picture taken January 29, 2014. To match Insight ISRAEL-TRADE/ REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JORDAN - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) - GM1EA7116QW01

Time to stop ignoring cultural barriers to female employment in the MENA region

Mayyada Abu Jaber

Monday, September 11, 2017

Syrian refugees walk towards Greece's border with Macedonia, moments before crossing near the Greek village of Idomeni, September 9, 2015. Most of the people flooding into Europe are refugees fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries who have a legal right to seek asylum, the United Nations said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - LR2EB990PK4Y3

Syrian refugees and the slow march to “acceptance”

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Jordanian protesters hold up pictures of Jordan's King Abdullah with national flags and chant slogans during a rally to support security services after shooting at Karak castle, in Amman, Jordan, December 23, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed - RTX2WAJG

Jordan’s troubles in its own backyard

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Canada's Supreme Court Justices take part in an official welcome ceremony at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 2, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie - RTSUEUS

Poor people and the law

Paul Prettitore

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Jordanian protesters take part in a march against a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman March 6, 2015. The placards read "The enemy's gas is occupation" (R) and "No to the Zionist gas deal" (2nd L). REUTERS/Majd Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS ENERGY) - RTR4SBEK

Protests in Jordan over gas deal with Israel expose wider rifts

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Protesters from the Islamic Action Front carry banners and flags as they take part in a demonstration in support of Palestinians and against the violence that occurred at al-Aqsa Mosque, after Friday prayers in Amman, Jordan July 31, 2015. Masked rock-throwing Palestinians and Israeli police using stun grenades clashed on Sunday at al-Aqsa mosque plaza, on the annual Jewish day of mourning for Jerusalem's two destroyed Biblical temples. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Is Jordan’s Islamist phoenix rising again?

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Thursday, September 29, 2016

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WATCH: Deema Bibi discusses how INJAZ partners with the private sector to help bridge the skills gap for Jordanian youth

Jenny Perlman Robinson and Priyanka Varma

Thursday, June 2, 2016

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Getting millions to learn: INJAZ works for greater youth employability in Jordan

Jenny Perlman Robinson and Mayyada Abu Jaber

Friday, July 10, 2015

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Does legal aid reduce poverty?

Paul Prettitore

Tuesday, June 23, 2015