Public Spaces in Jordan

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

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in Our World, on the 1st of March 2010

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

American and Jordanian students gather in a makeshift viewing room in a park in Amman to watch the World Cup.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

The regular traffic scene during daily commute to the University of Jordan.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

Part of Jordan's state of perpetual construction.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

Young Jordanians gather for a summer concert on Rainbow Street.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

The University of Jordan

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

A celebration of cultures at the University of Jordan

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

A celebration of cultures at the University of Jordan

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

Representatives of one country's booth demonstrate traditional dances at a celebration of cultures at the University of Jordan.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

Second hand shoes for sale at the Abdulli Friday market.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

A summer concert on Rainbow Street. Amman's illuminated citadel is visible in the background.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

American students wait for Visas at the Syrian border.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

A street sign in Deir Ghbar, Amman.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

Construction in Sweifieh, Amman.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

A boy begging drivers for money in Jarash.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

A boy on his way home from school in Amman.

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Jordanians and foreigners interacting and engaging in daily life activities in Jordan

Break-dancers in Abdoun, Amman. They were broken up by the police a few minutes later because they had attracted a crowd of spectators.

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Description:

These photos were taken between January 2010 and July 2010 in Amman, Jarash, and at the Jordanian-Syrian border. The photos represent aspects of daily life in Jordan's public sphere (beggars, construction, concerts, markets, and travel), as experienced by an American student at the University of Jordan.

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Wandering the world as a recent college graduate. I have already passed through South America, Thailand, and Myanmar. Jordan ... Read more.

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