Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Wajih Owais on Tuesday inaugurated an international conference titled Jordan’s 100-year Global Image, organised by the Hashemite University in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
These hands are all that remains of a collosal statue of Hercules which once stood in Philadelphia, Arabia ( today's Amman, Jordan) at the temple of Hercules. It's believed the statue was over 12 meters tall. pic.twitter.com/eYJKQJQMxh
— Dux Romanum Phoenices ☧ (@ByzLevant) November 2, 2021
The three-day conference brings together 60 intellectual, political, academic and research elites from all over the world to discuss major issues, highlighting the image of Jordan from “the other’s perspective”, its vision and future.
"We are entering the bicentenary of the age of the Jordanian state, looking at the world with the demographic changes, changes in the climate, water security, political and economic challenges, in addition to the acceleration in progress and technological development and the use of artificial intelligence," Owais said.
An aerial view of Madurai city from atop the #Meenakshi Amman temple, #Madurai, #TamilNadu, #BHARAT (India) ?
— சிவபாதசேகரன் ?முதலியார் வம்சம்??? (@Mudaliyar3010) November 3, 2021
The 2,500 years old architectural marvel, Meenakshi Amman temple is located in the heart of historic city Madurai which is spread over about 14 acres. pic.twitter.com/2KCTMf96Qb
The first day of the conference included three sessions: Visions towards Jordan moderated by former prime minister Abdel Raouf Rawabdeh; The Image of Jordan as a State moderated by Senate President Faisal Fayez; and Transformations in the History and Images of the Jordanian State moderated by former prime minister Adnan Badran.
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