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Reema Bakri is the founder of Curlhood, the Jordan-based movement defying conventional beauty standards and encouraging women to embrace their curly hair. Amy McConaghy / The National
Postcard from Jordan: cutting out the stigma of curly hair

Relatives of Reema Bakri pressured her to make her hair straight, like that of her blonde sister

WeekendApril 01, 2022
UkraineJordan
Ukrainian student stuck in Jordan desperate to get back to help fight Russia

Karim was visiting his father in Jordan when Russian forces bombed a military base three kilometers from his mother's home

JordanMarch 23, 2022
Karim with his mother Tetyana Kulish. Amy McConaghy / The National
Dual citizen safe in Jordan plans return to Ukraine to fight

Karim, son of a Ukrainian and Jordanian, wants to defend his mother's country

JordanMarch 23, 2022
Arabian oryx from UAE settle into new Jordan home
Arabian oryx from UAE settle into new Jordan home

A group of oryx from the UAE are settling in the Jordan Shaumari reserve, as part of a regional effort to save the endangered animal by improving genetic diversity.

JordanMarch 13, 2022
Aileen Coleman
Meet the Australian nurse working with Bedouin communities since 1955

91-year-old Aileen Coleman's career in the Middle East has spanned almost seven decades, as she fights to bring health care to remote Bedouin communities across the region

MENAMarch 11, 2022
Bus Jordan
Who's taking the reopened bus route from Jordan to Syria?

The 8am bus leaves from Amman for Damascus every day but most of the seats are empty

JordanFebruary 24, 2022
Pigeons Baqaa
Pigeon keepers in Jordan fighting social stigma

Pigeon keepers in Jordan have long been considered social outcasts but this has not deterred people from taking up the hobby.

JordanFebruary 04, 2022
People bathe at a waterfall and pool in the Ma'in area of Jordan renowned for its hot springs. Amy McConaghy / The National
Hot springs near Amman offer escape from grind of city life

Ma'in has been on the tourist map since since ancient times for the healing quality of its waters

JordanFebruary 01, 2022
Maain hot springs
Jordanians use healing hot springs to warm up in winter

The country's Ma'in springs have become a popular destination

JordanJanuary 30, 2022
Jordan turns white with overnight snowfall
Jordan turns white with overnight snowfall

Jordanians woke up to snow in Amman and other parts of the country

JordanJanuary 27, 2022
Cat Dad
Meet the Cat Dad of Amman

The streets of Jordan are home to countless cats, and life for them can be hard. But one local cat dad is hoping to make a difference.

JordanJanuary 12, 2022
Meet the Jordanian sculptor fighting for public art spaces
Meet the Jordanian sculptor fighting for public art spaces

Every time Ghassan Mafadleh put up a sculpture outdoors it was removed, altered or looted

JordanJanuary 11, 2022
Heritage team fights to preserve historical layers of Umm Qais
Heritage team fights to preserve historical layers of Umm Qais

From the ancient Roman ruins of Gadara to the 200-year-old village whose descendants still live in the area, Jordan's Umm Qais is home to several layers of history.

JordanJanuary 08, 2022
Jordan Mural
Women have been 'added' to Jordan's constitution - but what does that mean?

Jordan passed an amendment to its constitution to add the term 'Jordanian women', but the decision was made after an intense debate.

JordanJanuary 05, 2022
A Jordanian craftsman makes art from loofah. Amy McConaghy / The National
The Jordanian artist whose world revolves around the simple loofah

The plant has many uses outside the bathroom, says Ibrahim Al Far

JordanDecember 26, 2021
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