{"id":18522,"date":"2026-10-01T23:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/?p=18522"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:44:55","slug":"video-providing-care-in-jordans-interfaith-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnewa.org\/ca\/video-providing-care-in-jordans-interfaith-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Providing Care in Jordan\u2019s Interfaith Context"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evan Behnam, an Iraqi refugee in Jordan, has gallstones and an infection. The doctor told him to come back in five weeks for surgery. Normally, he would not leave the hospital, \u201cbut because of my financial situation, I have to leave the hospital and recover at home until I can come back for the surgery.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe situation is difficult for us,\u201d he said, because in Jordan, Iraqi refugees are not allowed to work. \u201cAll of them, Christians and Muslims, are affected.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPontifical Mission covered the cost for me so that I can have the surgery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amer Al-Hafi, academic adviser at the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, points out that Jordan has Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha\u2019i. The institute studies religions and works to build strong relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have not felt that there are any problems within this diverse national social component,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Zerqa, Jordan, Sister Maryan Khume, director of the Mother of Mercy Clinic, said the clinic serves Palestinian, Syrian, Iraqi, Sudanese and Pakistani refugees as well as Jordanians, because of Jordan\u2019s fragile economic situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe services we provide are for everyone, regardless of nationality,\u201d she said. \u201cFor us, this is not an issue, whether Christian or Muslim, because what matters is the human being, created in the image of God.\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video by Raghida Skaff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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