Since January 2011, the Jordanian political scene has been significantly affected by the waves of change in the region collectively known as “the Arab Spring.” Emboldened by regional events, some fear that barriers have been broken in Jordan as political and labor activists throughout the countr..
Basma Guthrie and Fida Adely
Basma Guthrie is a Master`s student in Georgetown`s Contemporary Center for Arab Studies. She also manages the Palestinian American Research Center`s Washington, DC, office. Basma has previously worked in Jordan as a teacher, humanitarian actor, and coordinator for intensive Arabic language study programs. Her research interests include reform movements and identity politics in the Levant, as well as Arabic language education for non-native speakers.
Fida Adely is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and the holder of the Clovis and Hala Maksoud Chair in Arab Studies. Fida is an anthropologist whose research and teaching interests focus on development, education, labor and gender. She is the author of several articles and as well as Gendered Paradoxes: Educating Jordanian Women in Nation, Faith and Progress (Chicago University Press 2012).