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Rana Husseini

Rana Husseini

Rana Husseini is a Jordanian journalist and human rights activist. Her first book, "Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman's Heroic Fight Against An Unbelievable Crime," was published in 2009. On Twitter: @Rana_Husseini

May 20, 2023

Christians in Jordan welcome progress on inheritance law

Experts say the Jordanian Civil Code must differentiate between Christians and Muslims, so that the recent draft law on equal inheritance between female and male Christians can be implemented without controversies.

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Inside Jordan's plan to revamp the baptism site of Jesus

The $300 million project accompanying the Bethany beyond Jordan, includes a "tourist village" and two major phases starting in 2023 and ending in 2030.

Christian Orthodox worshippers arrive to take part in a baptism ceremony to celebrate Epiphany on the banks of the Jordan River, in what is believed to be the site of Jesus' baptism, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on January 18, 2022. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

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