Afnan Abu Yahya • 06 Aug 2025

Women journalists learn to use AI chatbots safely despite security risks

This article and the accompanying photographs were produced with the support of UNESCO in Jordan. The views and opinions expressed…

  • AI
  • AI Ethics
  • digital safety
Salam Freihat • 11 Dec 2024

Social media might be harming pregnant women’s mental and physical health

After eight months of marriage, Rana, a young Jordanian living in Amman, discovered she was pregnant. She had just started…

  • Jordan
  • Pregnancy
  • Social Media
Salam Freihat • 30 Aug 2023

Jordan’s Cybercrime Law to Limit Investments and E-Commerce

In a strategic leap, Jordan’s government embraced the National E-Commerce Strategy in April 2023, pursuing a “competitive and globally recognized…

  • Cybercrime Law
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Investments
Sarah Cupler • 26 May 2023

A Brief Overview of AI Use in WANA

Governments and private sectors in West Asia and North Africa are calling to employ AI to strengthen their economies and…

  • AI
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Protection
Zeinab Ismail • 19 Jan 2023

Beyond Jordan’s TikTok Ban

TikTok is still banned in Jordan, a month after the government blocked the platform to limit the spread of live…

  • Internet Shutdown
  • Internet Shutdowns
  • Jordan
Sawsan Abo Alsondos • 16 Feb 2022

Will the New Jordanian Law Protect Personal Data?

Amid Jordan’s ongoing digital and electronic revolution, the country is quickly becoming more reliant on electronic rather than paper services…

  • Data Protection Committee
  • Jordan
  • Jordan Open Source Association