Review of Human Rights under the Jordanian Constitution
This review aims to measure the reality of human rights under the Jordanian Constitution; human rights in Jordan are improving, since Jordan is considered one of the most democratic States in the Middle East. Human rights remain a subject of concern inside and outside any State. The review also intent to identify the Jordanian history, a review of its governmental structure, and the 1952 revision of the Jordanian Constitution with particular reference to human rights provisions. In addition to that, the review point to identify and analyze the Constitutionally-guaranteed human rights under the Jordanian Constitution. Jordan was one of the first States in the Middle East to establish a national human rights institution (NHRI) such as, The National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), for that reason, the review will deliver in details the human rights institutions and the emergence of human rights in Jordan. The review also addresses the major International Conventions to which Jordan is a party.
Palestinian Refugees: Mythology, Identity, and the Search for Peace
Introduction Political Mythologies in the Palestinian Context Palestinian Political Culture Palestinian Refugees Refugee Memories and Mythologies UNRWA's Place in Palestinian Refugee Mythologies Refugees and the Palestinian Leadership in the Oslo Period Refugee Political Mythologies in Action: The 1997 UNRWA Crisis Mythologies, Identity, and the Future.
Harm, Moralism, and the Struggle for the Soul of Feminism
Contemporary feminist strategies to stop violence against women have revealed a profound conflict of interest among women. Feminists have mobilized moral outrage, built institutions to protect and nurture women, and demanded resources for policing and healing by drawing attention to the harms caused by violence against women. However, many women, especially young, heterosexual women, are alienated by a discourse of victimization that reflects neither their experiences nor their interests. They have developed a critique of contemporary feminism and its focus on violence against women. In this critique, accusations of moralism are used to paper over differences among women and thus obscure key questions of privilege and vulnerability. One theoretically and politically sustainable response is for feminists to combat the false dichotomization of economics and violence that characterizes the critique. I provide an example by analyzing violence against women in the context of welfare reform.