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    The source of Jordan’s river of discontent

    Jun 11, 2018 2 minutes

    In an interview last year, King Abdullah of Jordan admitted he can do only so much to end a deep cultural practice known in Arabic as . The term refers to the common use of nepotism and cronyism in daily life, especially in hiring. One in 3 Jordanians, for example, works for the

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