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“The Impact of Press and Publications Law on the Freedom of Media in Jordan”

The endorsement of a new draft law for Press and Publications was received with a lot of controversial reaction; the supporters of this law explained that it came to regulate the electronic news sites, while the opponents confirmed that it came to impose restrictions on the freedom of expression. In this framework, Scoopat and KAS Amman organized a symposium to discuss the positive and negative aspects of the new draft law.

March 14, 2013
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“Applying Rules of Good Governance in the Management of Charity and Non-Profit Organizations”

With the increase of poverty and social inequality, the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD), together with public and private charities, is seeking to expand relief services to the people in question. Due to the lack of financial capacity, governance standards, and administrative coordination, MOSD, in cooperation with KAS Amman, organized a one day workshop to improve the organizational framework and management skills of local charities.

March 13, 2013
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The Media and its Role in Monitoring the Parliamentary Elections

With regard to the parliamentary elections in Jordan on January 23, 2013, KAS Amman and the First Media Company – Scoopat hosted a workshop entitled “The Media and its Role in Monitoring the Parliamentary Elections” on January 05, 2013. Various representatives of the media as well as high ranking politicians and experts participated in the event. The aim was to discuss the role of the media in the electoral process, especially with regard to the amended election law.

February 3, 2013
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Project Citizenship

KAS Amman and JCCE co-organized series of workshops about citizenship which is an extension of previous training workshops started in 2009, the focus of the project is the implementation of human rights in school curricula by training teachers as well as the employees of the Educational Curriculum department at the Ministry of Education on how to teach concepts of human rights among students in a simple and explicit style. The training workshop will continue during the years 2012,2013 and 2014.

January 13, 2013
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The Role of Women in Shaping the Future

KAS Amman in cooperation with the Jordanian Society for Family Empowerment and All Youth Commission conducted a 1-day training workshop in the Governorates of Mafraq and Karak on October 13th and 20th 2012, entitled 'the role of women in shaping the future'. The main objective of the training workshop was to raise women’s awareness of their constitutional, national, and international rights as well as of the importance of their participation in both political and economic life.

December 19, 2012
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Administrative Reform and Local Development in Jordan

Administrative reform has formed on important part of KAS Amman’s work throughout Jordan. Building on many strong relationships with trainers, decision makers and activists in Jordan, KAS Amman has sought to enrich dialogue in the Balqa Governorate, outside of the capital. As part of a series of decentralization workshops with the Vision Center, KAS Amman supported a two-day governance workshop at the Governorate Hall in Balqa, Jordan.

December 18, 2012
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Religion and Democracy in Europe and the Arab World

During the Arab Spring the topic of religion and politics has come increasingly to the forefront of the public debate - regionally as well as internationally. In light of these developments and the ongoing debate Adyan Foundation, Lebanese American University and KAS Amman organized an international conference in Byblos, to discuss the issue of religion and democracy in the Arab World with reference to the European experience and its increasing religious diversity.

December 17, 2012
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Reise des Bundestagsabgeordneten Dr. Andreas Schockenhoff nach Jordanien

Am 09. Oktober 2012 besuchte der Bundestagsabgeordnete Dr. Andreas Schockenhoff Jordanien. Grund für die Reise waren die politischen Entwicklungen in der Region und die Bedeutung des Königreichs für Deutschland als auch für die euro-arabischen Beziehungen.

October 16, 2012
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"How to Approach Key Development Issues in Jordan: Perspectives from the Jordanian Civil Society”

On July 16, 2012 KAS Amman organized a one day workshop under the topic: “How to Approach Key Development Issues in Jordan: Perspectives from the Jordanian Civil Society”. The workshop brought together various partner organizations of KAS Amman and offered a room to discuss the development, the achievements and the future of the Civil Society in the Jordanian process of democratization.

August 16, 2012
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CEDAW Shadow Reports: Process, Method, and Content

Due to the importance of CEDAW shadow reports as being national and international tools to uncover specific women’s rights violations and forms of gender-based injustice existing in any given national context. KAS Amman and WEO organized a workshop about “Researching & Writing CEDAW Shadow Reports” which brought together both Iraqi civil society activists and academics who are interested in women & gender studies with regional experts in CEDAW shadow report writing. Discussions and case studies showed the challenges the Iraqi Organizations are facing in this field.

July 8, 2012
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