Alternative Amman—Making Counterculture in the Jordanian Capital
On a balmy April night in Amman’s Jabal Al-Weibdeh, a DJ was perched on the roof of Zawyeh Space, leaning over a battered mixer as a small crowd of mostly twenty-somethings chatted under the sky. A short walk away at The Village in Jabal Amman, the city’
Issue 319 (Summer 2026) Masthead
Middle East Report, “Art at Work—People, Power and Cultural Production,” Summer 2026, No. 319, Vol. 55 No. 2 Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Billie Jeanne Brownlee bbrownlee@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Senior Staff Editor & Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@