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COUNTRY

Jordan

POPULATION

6,508,887 (July 2012 est.)

GDP PER CAPITA

$6,000 (2011 est.)

RELIGIONS

Sunni Muslim 92% (official), Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)


Jordan

Jordan

Publications (2)

Jordan has played an integral role in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic history. Islam has been a powerful force in Jordanian politics and society since the arrival of the Arabs in the 7th century CE, and Jordan remained under the purview of the caliphate through the First World War (1914-18). A constitutional monarchy controlled by the Hashemite family since 1920, Jordan has retained its strong Muslim and Arab identities, and Sunni Islam remains the official state religion. Jordan’s indigenous Christian community enjoys a greater degree of political and religious freedom than is perhaps typical for the region, although decades of Christian emigration has reduced Jordan’s religious diversity. Jordan plays an important role in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict as one of only two Arab states that have normalized relations with Israel; estimates suggest that as much as 70% of Jordan’s population is comprised of Palestinian refugees and their descendants.

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  • Schwedler_faithmoderation Faith in Moderation: Islamist parties in Jordan and Yemen
    January 1, 2006
    In Faith in Moderation, Jillian Schwedler provides a theoretically informed account of the development of religious political activism in Jordan and Yemen. She pays particular attention to how participation alters the attitudes and beliefs of religious parties, and under what conditions it leads to moderation. Focusing on the Islamic Action Front in Jordan and the Islah Party in Yemen, she explains that the former has become more open-minded while the latter has not. Based on extensive field...
  • Wiktorowicz_managementislamicactivism The management of Islamic activism: Salafis, the Muslim Brotherhood, and State Power in Jordan
    January 1, 2001
    In The management of Islamic Activism, Quintan Wiktorowicz explores the complex interaction between the Hashemite Monarchy and two major Islamic movements: the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis. He explores the causes and consequences of cooperation between state and movements, arguing that the Brotherhood's involvement in formal social service provision has led to collaboration with the government, which in turn produced substantial benefits but also deprived it of the ability to operate...