When it comes to smoking, the hookah -- or water pipe -- is a common sight throughout most of the Arab world. The pipes are often shared by many smokers, but health officials in Jordan, worried about the spread of swine flu, are now offering smokers what they say is a healthier choice.
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Video
August 18, 2009
Swine flu fears impact hookah smokers in Jordan
Video
July 13, 2009
Israel eases checkpoints and opens major bridge
With discussion underway on how to revive the peace process, Israel has started to make movement easier in the West Bank by opening or easing checkpoints and roadblocks.
Interview (video)
May 8, 2009
Pope voices “respect” for Muslims on Middle East trip
Pope Benedict XVI has begun a visit to the Middle East that is being viewed in part as a mission to mend fences with Muslims and Jews after comments that have angered both groups. Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations discusses the importance of the trip.
Interview (video)
April 29, 2009
WHO raises pandemic alert level over swine flu outbreak
In response to the spread of swine flu, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert from phase four to phase five -- one step short of a full-scale pandemic. Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses the origins of the swine flu and how governments have responded.
Web Original Video
January 23, 2009
Jobs change lives and responsibilities in Jordan
Raeda al Nanaa joins other Jordanian women who are entering the workforce and supporting their families.
Signature Video
January 22, 2009
Oprah brings taboo topics to Middle East
The Middle East's MBC-4 began airing "The Oprah Winfrey Show" more than four years ago, and the program now reaches about 6 million viewers in the Arab world each day.
In the Newsroom
January 22, 2009
Watching Oprah in a Syrian refugee camp
Kristen Gillespie produced two signatures stories out of Jordan for Worldfocus. She writes about the global reach of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which has impacted a refugee living in a camp in Syria.
Signature Video
January 21, 2009
Women in Jordan head to work as economy sours
In the conservative Muslim region of southern Jordan, more and more women are leaving the home for the first time and going to work -- largely out of economic necessity. The number of women in the workforce has more than doubled over the past five years.
In the Newsroom
January 21, 2009
Divorce outcasts women from Jordan’s social structure
Kristen Gillespie produced two signatures stories out of Jordan for Worldfocus. She writes about daily life for working women and discusses divorce in Jordanian culture.
Perspectives
January 16, 2009
All eyes gaze at Gaza in Amman, Jordan
Rawan Jabaji, an associate producer with PBS's Wide Angle, travels to Amman and discusses how Jordanians are responding to the conflict in Gaza.
