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Ep. # 48 Jordan with Khaled Jumean: From Ancient Country to Fresh Opportunities
Ron Klutho talks to Dr. Khaled Jumean about Jordan
MUSIC: عمر العبداللات .. حفل زفاف سمو الأمير حسين
Next week Ron will talk about Colombia with Maria Teresa Balogh
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
0:00 SEG 1 - Jordan is pronounced differently in Arabic | How safe is it in Jordan? | Jordan is named after the river where Jesus was baptized | How did Jordan get its borders? | The Emirit of Transjordan | Abdullah is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, considered by pious Muslims to be direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad | Jordan having control of the West Bank | Palestinians moving to Jordan | Theodor Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and political activist who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state | The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population | Palestinians in Jordan | Area A, Area B, and Area C in the West Bank | Syrian refugees in Jordan | Keeping ISIS out of Jordan
15:37 SEG 2 - A certain number of Parliament and Cabinet seats are reserved for the Christian minority | Christians and Muslims living together | Women being able to vote, drive, and having the choice to wear head coverings | Where was he born | His dad was a pharmacist in the VA | His childhood | Learning English at 5 years old | His impression of America as a kid | Being in the hospital during the Joplin, Missouri tornado | America being great in a crisis | Neighbors and family going in and out of the house unannounced | Jordanian people having a louder tone | Coming to St. Louis in 2015 | Working as an internist and specializing in obesity
31:58 SEG 3 - Competing in bodybuilding competitions | His 6M Wellness Program | What happens when people hear his accent | Jordan is half the size of Missouri | Going back to Jordan regularly | How Jordan is changing | Jordanian foods | Where to visit as a tourist | The Martian tents in Wadi Rum make you feel like you're sleeping on Mars | Speaking English in Jordan | The opportunities available in America | Respecting the elderly | Advice for people coming to America
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By Ron KluthoRon Klutho talks to Dr. Khaled Jumean about Jordan
MUSIC: عمر العبداللات .. حفل زفاف سمو الأمير حسين
Next week Ron will talk about Colombia with Maria Teresa Balogh
Stories of New Americans can also be heard Saturday nights from 10-11pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
Find out more about Ron at https://newstalkstl.com/stories-of-new-americans-with-ron-klutho/
0:00 SEG 1 - Jordan is pronounced differently in Arabic | How safe is it in Jordan? | Jordan is named after the river where Jesus was baptized | How did Jordan get its borders? | The Emirit of Transjordan | Abdullah is a member of the Hashemite dynasty, considered by pious Muslims to be direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad | Jordan having control of the West Bank | Palestinians moving to Jordan | Theodor Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and political activist who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state | The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population | Palestinians in Jordan | Area A, Area B, and Area C in the West Bank | Syrian refugees in Jordan | Keeping ISIS out of Jordan
15:37 SEG 2 - A certain number of Parliament and Cabinet seats are reserved for the Christian minority | Christians and Muslims living together | Women being able to vote, drive, and having the choice to wear head coverings | Where was he born | His dad was a pharmacist in the VA | His childhood | Learning English at 5 years old | His impression of America as a kid | Being in the hospital during the Joplin, Missouri tornado | America being great in a crisis | Neighbors and family going in and out of the house unannounced | Jordanian people having a louder tone | Coming to St. Louis in 2015 | Working as an internist and specializing in obesity
31:58 SEG 3 - Competing in bodybuilding competitions | His 6M Wellness Program | What happens when people hear his accent | Jordan is half the size of Missouri | Going back to Jordan regularly | How Jordan is changing | Jordanian foods | Where to visit as a tourist | The Martian tents in Wadi Rum make you feel like you're sleeping on Mars | Speaking English in Jordan | The opportunities available in America | Respecting the elderly | Advice for people coming to America