Former Senior Facebook Official Examines Social Media Apps in Jordan
Ashraf Zeitoon, former Head of Public Policy for the Middle East at Facebook, joins the podcast to discuss which social media platforms are most popular in the Hashemite Kingdom. Zeitoon, who previous...
8 Touko 202224min
Minister Nayef Al-Fayez Discusses Jordan's Tourism Industry
Jordan's Tourism Minister Nayef Al-Fayez highlights the Hashemite Kingdom's best tourist attractions. Minister Fayez details the biggest misperception of Jordan when speaking with colleagues abroad. H...
1 Touko 202218min
Amman Airport Detentions
Taghreed Risheq, a longtime Jordanian reporter, details her 11 hour detention at the Amman airport due to a tweet criticizing another journalist. Risheq, who worked for 17 years as a reporter for the ...
7 Huhti 202216min
Dutch Ambassador Views Jordan's Environmental Record
Dutch Ambassador to Amman Harry Verweij joins the podcast to discuss Jordan's efforts to combat climate change. Ambassador Verweij explains the difficulties climate change poses to the Hashemite Kingd...
27 Maalis 202213min
Jordan's Stance on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Dr. Hassan Barari, a Jordanian political analyst joins the podcast to discuss the Hashemite Kingdom's stance on the Ukraine war. Dr. Barari, who is a professor of international relations at Qatar Univ...
14 Maalis 202215min
King Abdullah's Leaked Swiss Bank Accounts
Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Farah Maraqa joins the podcast to discuss the February 20th New York Times report of King Abdullah's Swiss bank accounts exceeding over $200 million. Maraqa, who has r...
6 Maalis 202217min
Canada's Ambassador Discusses Women's Rights in Jordan
An interview with Canadian Ambassador to Amman, Donica Pottie, about women's rights in Jordan. Ambassador Pottie discusses how the pandemic has impacted gender equality in the Hashemite Kingdom. The s...
15 Helmi 202219min
Understanding Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood
Dr. Joas Wagemakers, Associate Professor of Islam and Arabic at Utrecht University, joins the podcast to discuss the current goals of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. Professor Wagemakers, who wrote a 202...
9 Helmi 202221min
