AMMAN, Jordan (RNS) — Jordanians are discussing the possibility of opening the Sunni Islam-majority country to Shiite pilgrims long discouraged from visiting the tombs of the relatives of the ...

Jordan welcomes throngs of tourists at site where believers say Jesus was baptized By Dale Hanson Bourke | Religion News Service January 5, 2015 at 4:52 p.m. EST ...

Jordan's Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein delivers a speech to Muslim clerics and scholars at the opening ceremony of a religious conference on August 21, 2004. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/File Photo AMMAN ...

Jordan has removed mention of religion from its national identity cards, in a quiet but potentially historic change for the Kingdom.. The turnaround has been made in a switch to smart IDs, which ...

Editor’s Note: Education Week Assistant Editor Mary Ann Zehr is on assignment in Jordan to report on the education system of this strategically located country in the Middle East. During her two ...

AMMAN—Jordan’s “holy war against dogs” began in late October, after a two-year-old girl, Malak al-Qaraan, died from a rabid dog’s bite. Malak was outside with her family when a stray dog ...

Jordan ranks number 21 on Open Doors’ World Watch List of Christian persecution. The country assigns personal status to religious courts, which do not recognize conversion from Islam, and may ...

Jordan’s catering to religious sensitivities extends to its 200,000 Christians. In 2006, Jordan banned the film The DaVinci Code following complaints from church leaders. In April, the government ...

Jordan, a country that relies heavily on tourism, uses the slogan: “Jordan, the birthplace of Christianity,” hoping to draw more Christian visitors to the Muslim-majority country.