Sophia Hoffmann, a SOAS and CBRL Visiting Fellow, will be leading a social science research seminar:
“How is sovereign power experienced by Iraqi refugees in Damascus? A discussion of preliminary fieldwork findings”
WHEN
Thursday 11 March, 2010
6 PM
WHERE
British Institute
102 Uhod Street
Tla’ al-’Ali, Amman
up the hill from the Amman International Hotel, opposite Jordan University.
MORE INFO
Events @ The British Institute
http://www.bi-amman.org.uk/seminars.html

THE AWARD
The Dubai Award for Best Practices to Improve Living Environment (DIABP) is now accepting submissions! It was established by the late Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum during the UN conference held in 1995 in Dubai.
They are looking for best practices from around the world that … “demonstrate a positive and tangible impact on improving the living environment of people, in particular the poor and disadvantaged”.
In total 12 winners will be chosen and the total grat amount to be given away is $480,000, distributed among the winners, who will …

The Water Authority of Jordan in cooperation with the Water Programme of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is organizing a photo competition.
There are two categories: up to 14 years old, and 15 to 18 years old.  Each category has a first prize winner of 500 JD, second prize 300 JD, and third prize 200 JD.
ELIGIBILITY
* young Jordanian (up to 18 years)
* a recent water-related picture
HOW TO SUBMIT
Send the photo by email to info@waterinjordan.net
or by postal mail to:
GTZ Photo Competition
PO Box 926238
Amman 11190
Jordan
Make sure to write down your name and contact …

On March 8 International Women’s Day is celebrated across the globe with hundreds of events taking place in many countries.
The theme of this year is Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All.
Here is the message from the UN Secretary=General Ban Ki Moon:

: يعقد في منتــدى عبــدالحميــد شـومــان الثقــافي محاضرة بعنــــــــوان
” الثروة النفطية العربية ودورها الاقتصادي ”

يلقيهــا من الأردن، الخبير النفطي الدكتور عاطف سليمان وذلك فـي تمـام الساعـة 6.00 مـن مسـاء الاثنيـن الموافــق 8/3/2010، في منتدى عبـدالحميد شومان الثقافي
للمحاضر الكريم خبرة تزيد عن (40) عاما في التعامل مع الجوانب القانونية والاقتصادية لصناعة النفط. وذلك من خلال المناصب المختلفة التي شغلها في بعض الدول العربية الرئيسية المنتجة للنفط وكان خلال عمله بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، أحد أعضاء اللجنة التشريعية التي أنشأتها وزارة العدل لصياغة مختلف القوانين الاتحادية، ومن بينها القانون التجاري البحري، قانون …