REUTERS: Abu Mohammad, an 83-year-old Palestinian refugee, speaks to Reuters TV at Al Hussein Palestinian refugee camp in Amman January 25, 2011. A proposal by Palestinian negotiators to exclude

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For some time now, the debate on the violations of the rights of female migrant domestic workers has involved many actors. Embassies, relevant ministries and NGOs have conducted numerous meetings and

Whatever else one can say about the speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, he is clearly a quick learner. The 16th Parliament was off to a rocky start a few weeks ago. While the choice of Faisal Fayez

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Guilt is eating away at the core of my being. Yesterday, as I drove to work in the rain, I unwittingly unleashed a tsunami of murky brown puddle water on an Egyptian worker walking down the street. I