Ep. # 48 Jordan with Khaled Jumean: From Ancient Country to Fresh Opportunities

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Ron Klutho talks to Dr. Khaled Jumean about Jordan

MUSIC: عمر العبداللات .. حفل زفاف سمو الأمير حسين

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0:00 SEG 1 - Jordan is pronounced differently in Arabic | How safe is it in Jordan? | Jordan is named after the river where Jesus was baptized | How did Jordan get its borders? | The Emirit of Transjordan | Abdullah is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, considered by pious Muslims to be direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad | Jordan having control of the West Bank | Palestinians moving to Jordan | Theodor Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and political activist who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state | The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population | Palestinians in Jordan | Area A, Area B, and Area C in the West Bank | Syrian refugees in Jordan | Keeping ISIS out of Jordan

15:37 SEG 2 - A certain number of Parliament and Cabinet seats are reserved for the Christian minority | Christians and Muslims living together | Women being able to vote, drive, and having the choice to wear head coverings | Where was he born | His dad was a pharmacist in the VA | His childhood | Learning English at 5 years old | His impression of America as a kid | Being in the hospital during the Joplin, Missouri tornado | America being great in a crisis | Neighbors and family going in and out of the house unannounced | Jordanian people having a louder tone | Coming to St. Louis in 2015 | Working as an internist and specializing in obesity

31:58 SEG 3 - Competing in bodybuilding competitions | His 6M Wellness Program | What happens when people hear his accent | Jordan is half the size of Missouri | Going back to Jordan regularly | How Jordan is changing | Jordanian foods | Where to visit as a tourist | The Martian tents in Wadi Rum make you feel like you're sleeping on Mars | Speaking English in Jordan | The opportunities available in America | Respecting the elderly | Advice for people coming to America