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The Making of an Arab Icon
On 11th May, a momentous event took place in Palestine on the outskirts of the Jenin Camp. I refer to the cold-blooded killing of a...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari
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Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law in Arab Culture – Switching Seats
The mother of one of my friends once told us about the tragedy of dealing with her mother-in-law, who struggled with Alzheimer's...
Cady Hekmat
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A Taste of Heaven
A couple of weeks ago, Jordanian children resumed their schooling following a prolonged forced shutdown due to Covid-19...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari
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"Take a Shufti" – A Journey in Words
It is now almost thirty-five years ago that I began my career in the field of training. I walked into Farnham Castle in Surrey...
Dr. Jehad Al-Omari
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Gold is Old: Arab Women through the Looking Glass
At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, amid uncertainty about how long it would last and the widespread expectation...
Cady Hekmat
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