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JordanYoung girls laugh together in their school yard near Petra. Most children in Jordan attend primary school, with girls and boys enrolling at equal rates. Several programs are actively working to address the remaining socioeconomic and gender gaps in schooling and employment in Jordan.
Photograph by Annie Griffths

Beautiful Portraits of the Women of Jordan

Snapshots of daily life reveal the beauty and diversity of Jordanian women.

January 11, 2017
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