On this day 23 years ago, King Hussein goes to condole families of Israeli schoolgirls massacred by a Jordanian soldier: I feel as if I have lost a child of my own. If there is any purpose in life it will be to make sure that all the children no longer suffer the way our generation did4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Israel
On this day 52 years ago, IDF engages with Jordanian Army and PLO during the Battle of Karameh.4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Israel
Picture of Jordanian policewomen in 1972. Jordan was the first Arab country to allow women into its police force.4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/arabs
Jordan's new curriculum promotes tolerance to atheists and other non-monotheistic beliefs5yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
Jordan's new curriculum promotes tolerance to atheists and other non-monotheistic beliefs5yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/arabs
Picture of Jordanian policewomen in 1972. Jordan was the first Arab country to allow women into its police force.4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Jordanians
View today from Umm Qais overlooking the Sea of Galilee. It was known to be a city of philosophers during Hellenic times. This verse was found on Arabios' (the Arab) tomb dating to 355 AD: To you I say passerby, as you are, I was, as I am now, you will be. Enjoy the life as you are going to die.4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Wednesday announced the launch of the Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance National Project (AAWDC), describing it as 'the largest water generation scheme to be implemented in the history of the Kingdom'4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
Miss Jordan winner in a competition that was held in both banks of the Jordan (1959)4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Jordanians
Soldier of Transjordan's Arab Legion lighting a candle in Bethlehem's Church of Nativity (1948)4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/arabs
Arab Legion soldier in East Jerusalem when it was under Jordanian control (1956)4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/arabs
Found an excellent newly published book with a detailed chapter on the thirteen-month reign of King Talal (1951-1952) showing that he was actually not anti-British and that he tried to kill his wife and children multiple times because of his mental illness .4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
Jordan retains place as one of few partly free nations in Asia and North Africa.5yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
Construction of Saqf al-Seil, which roofed and paved the stream that runs through downtown Amman (1964)5yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
World Bank predicts devastating shrink of Jordanian economy in 2020; reductions of 3.5% in GDP and 4.5% in GDP/capita4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan_
Render of the Sweileh station, scheduled along with the rest of BRT project for completion by 2020.5yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
On this day 23 years ago, King Hussein sends a strongly worded letter to Netanyahu over his pro-settler policies.4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Israel
Apparently adultery and not fornication is criminalized in the penal code, sorry for the false information I previously gave.4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
Coldplay Live At The Citadel in Amman, Saturday, November 23, 2019. Tickets on sale TODAY at 11pm local time https://www.karasi.com/coldplay.html4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
Soldier in Transjordan's Arab Legion pictured in Jerusalem holding M1A1 Thompson sub machine gun (1948)4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Crowd of men and soldiers in downtown Amman, Jordan, watching a news report about the 1958 Iraqi revolution, which ended Hashemite rule in Iraq.6yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Iraq
A Jordanian soldier with abandoned Israeli equipment shortly after the battle of Karameh, 21 March 1968.6yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/Israel
Jordan's public debt indeed increased, but its debt/GDP ratio decreased for the first time in more than a decade5yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
On this day 23 years ago, King Hussein went to condole families of Israeli schoolgirls massacred by a Jordanian soldier: I feel as if I have lost a child of my own. If there is any purpose in life it will be to make sure that all the children no longer suffer the way our generation did4yr ⋅ samirmarksamir ⋅ r/jordan
