Jordan
- Evangelical School Exemplifies Special Needs Education in JordanDirector describes how Alliance school’s “Christian spirit” addresses social challenges to achieve academic inclusion of students with disabilities.Jayson Casper|
- Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits Site’s First Prayers in 1,400 YearsReligious tourism initiative at ancient city recalls Moab, Byzantium, and Arab tribal Christianity, amid speculation on Paul’s possible first missionary journey.Jayson Casper|Françaisdansk
- Sharia Law Makes a Solid Case for ChristIn new book, Jordanian pastor and academic says that if Muslims treat evidence for the Bible and Quran consistently, the gospel eyewitnesses authenticate Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.Jayson Casper|
- Christmas Celebrations Canceled in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and JordanGutted by Gaza, Holy Land Christians exchange holiday cheer for a hallowed Christmas Eve in solidarity with suffering neighbors.Jayson Casper|العربيةFrançaisрусскийУкраїнська
- From Dust to Lunch: Jordanian Christians Decry Cost of Funeral FeastTribal hospitality demands feeding the 500. But believers pinched by poverty call for cultural changes that still preserve honor.Jayson Casper|العربية
- Christians Could Change Adoption Laws in the Middle East. Will They?Some have been reticent to reform, despite the needs of children and would-be parents.Jayson Casper|
- Jordan’s Churches Approve Law on Equal Inheritance for Christian WomenDraft law agreed to by 11 major denominations now needs approval by parliament.Daoud Kuttab|
- The Surge in Arab Seminary StudiesUnlike many American counterparts, evangelical institutions in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine enjoy an influx of students as they serve beyond their ivory towers.Jayson Casper|
- No Singing Christian Carols on December 25, Orders Patriarch of JerusalemOrthodox edict puts holiday unity in the Holy Land—where Christians in Jordan and Israel have long agreed to observe Western Christmas and Eastern Easter dates—in doubt.Daoud Kuttab - Religion News Service|
- Died: Labib Madanat, Who Showed the Bible to Palestinians and Israelis in Word and DeedSon of Jordanian missionaries organized the Holy Land’s Bible societies and demonstrated the gospel’s love and forgiveness amid war and terror.Morgan Lee|
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