Jordan: #HashtagDebates and Reforms · Global Voices
Nadine Toukan

The second #HashtagDebates organized by 7iber took place at Makan in Amman this evening (March 7). 7iber, the  Jordanian youth-orientated independent media outlet has been contributing to growing public dialog both online and offline through several programs and activities.
From @7iber's photostream
Tonight's #HashtagDebates brought together voices discussing citizenship and reforms in Jordan. Here are some tweets from the gathering:
@tarawnah:
First speaker: @Linashannak asks whether the “alternative homeland” issue is an excuse for the lack of #reformjo? #hashtagdebates #JO
@Lina18
speaker @jawadabbassi: a pillar of democracy is a system of checks and balances
جواد عباسي: الأحزاب في الخمسينات لم تكن تسعى للديمقراطية بل لقلب نظام الحكم
speaker @sufianobeidat: state needs to decide, is it a democratic monarchy or an absolute monarchy?
@reemalmasri: speaker @linashannak asking “why does the gov ask me to take on my social and civic duties but not my political rights?”
@lama_b
According to @jawadabbasi, Arab world doesn't have democracy but this isn't only caused by the regime. Society also at fault.
Speaker @sufianobeidat: Lack of proper judiciary oversight is main obstacle to reform in Jordan
@7iber
@JawazSafar: the need is to reform the relation between state & government & people
@reemalmasri:
@tarawnah: Quote “the govt is 10 steps behind us”….very true. very similar regionally.
@razano: on identity, why can a Jordanian be American as well but cant be Lebanese or Palestinian?
@7iber
@Lama_B
@7iber:
@moalQaq
@BilalAbuzeid
Transparency is something we talk and hear about but nobody practices it…such a shame
@DanaZkat
My point is even with political reform economic challenges will remain in #Jo and elsewhere
@AhedAlAdwan
@DanaZkat Agree with u, we still have a long way to go, hunger & economic equality, identity, parties based political life, elections…
For more, please follow the Twitter #HashtagDebates search, check out this Meedan curated page, and the conversation at 7iber.com.