From Chemistry To Nature: A Jordanian Woman Creates 2000 Eco-Friendly Recipes Samira Kilani could not have foreseen how a terrible incident of inhaling the fumes of chemical cleaning products and nearly suffocating would become a life-changing moment. Yet, it did. It began with replacing all chemicals with natural products and using media outlets to advise women on the dangers of mixing chemical cleaning products. By Eman Abu Qaou’d
After Years of Hard Work, A Step Forward on Mothers’ Custody Rights in Gaza The Center for Women's Legal Research, Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP) in Gaza succeeds in obtaining the approval and endorsement of the High Judicial Shari’a Council in Gaza in raising the age of child custody to 18 years old.
When Will the Smile Return to Our World? Conference Researchers and academics from around the world answer this question at Muwatin’s 26th Annual Conference
Be courageous, be daring in the pursuit of right Portrait Liberate yourself, [and] you liberate the land, Hanan Ashrawi’s fathers told her. She became the first woman in the Executive Committee of the PLO. By Mariam Barghouti
Israel and Palestine: annexation in the shadows of SARS-CoV-2? Background The world's attention is fully focused on tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. But in the shadows of this crisis, Israel is quietly planning to annex parts of the Westbank. How likely is annexation and what will its consequences be? By Bettina Marx and Steffen Hagemann
Jordan During Times of Corona: Divided Between Trust and Distress In order to curb the spread of the novel Corona virus, Jordan has enforced one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. While these measures seem tough, they might avert the country from the high fatalities that many other states are facing.
The Circus: My Little Window in a Dark Locked Room Perspectives The circus has become part of my life since I joined 11 years ago. At first, I thought it was crazy to have a circus school in Palestine, but then I realized how unique and extraordinary it was to have a circus here. By Hazar Azzeh
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Hbs is looking for a consultant to conduct a 2-3 days training for journalists on reporting on human trafficking, the situation of migrant workers and cases of violations of the rights of migrant workers. The outputs to be delivered: 1) the preparation of training modules and training material, and 2) conduct a 2-3 days training for approx. 25 journalists. Please read the Terms of References and send us an application
Call for Applications: Global Politics Fall School Jordan 2017 Dear students, The “Global Politics Fall School” in Jordan this year will disscuss the cities in global times. The school is organized jointly by the German-Jordanian University in Amman and the Center for Global Politics in Freie Universität Berlin. It will take place between September 28 to 8th of October 2017 in Amman, Jordan. Are you interested? Then sign up for the Fall School. Hurry up, the deadline is the 30th of August. For more information contact our office.
LIVE STREAM FROM BERLIN - Squeezed: Space for civil society A strong, vibrant, and diverse civil society is part of a functioning democracy – it is the air that a democracy needs to breathe. On the evening of 27 October 2016, we would like to analyze the political situation with international guests from civil society. We want to know the specifics of how the work of civil society organizations is restricted, and the impact this has on their work.