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Engineer Maher Abu Al-SamenSaturday 24 October

The Jordan we know and protect

The heinous terrorist crime witnessed by the dear Karak Governorate is not merely an isolated act or an assault on individuals, but a heinous crime that targeted the Jordanian people, violated the sanctity of life, and claimed innocent souls in a moment of grief and farewell. It is a crime that…

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Jalal BarjasSaturday 24 October

Will terrorism end when the terrorists are arrested?

I am a Jordanian citizen from Madaba, a city where many Muslims pray in a mosque named the "Mosque of Christ Jesus, Son of Mary." It is a city where, every year, a number of fasting Muslims eat their…

Dr. Maysa Al-MasriSaturday 24 October

Terrorism does not only kill the innocent.. it targets the very idea of the nation

What kind of religion is this that kills a person in a house of worship? What kind of faith is this that sees a funeral as an opportunity to shed blood? And what kind of heroism is it to bear your…

Samih Al-MaaytahSaturday 24 October

A stubborn state ...

Mr. Ghassan Charbel, Editor-in-Chief of the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, wrote a tweet commenting on yesterday's terrorist incident in Karak: "Jordan is a stubborn state that refused to…

Our ViewSaturday 24 October

May your hands perish..

The pursuit of terrorism has failed, and the gamble of treachery has fallen before the steadfastness and unity of Jordanians. Jordan, whose sons have forged an equation of resilience and cohesion…

Mahmoud Al-TitiSaturday 24 October

Decisive Royal messages in the aftermath of the Karak terrorist incident

In decisive moments of challenge, the true mettle of the nation emerges, and the compass of leadership manifests with absolute clarity that puts an end to doubt and clarifies the facts. The words of…

Hani Al-HazaimehSaturday 24 October

The Karak attack and the test of Jordanian national unity

The armed attack that targeted Al-Hamoud Church in Karak during a funeral procession was not merely a crime that claimed the lives of innocent people and injured others; it represented an assault on…

Raja TalabSaturday 24 October

The bullets of "Hamoud" will backfire on the killers and kill the "rats" of terrorism!

There is nothing more despicable than turning a funeral into a massacre, and a house of worship into a killing field. What happened at the Hamoud church in Karak is not a passing incident that can be…

Dr. Fares BraizatSaturday 24 October

There is no neutrality in condemning terrorism... and no ambiguity in naming it

There is no room for neutrality, nor for neutral or ambiguous language, in condemning the terrorist crime that targeted the Hamoud Church in Karak. The clarity of the moral and national position…

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