Tom A. Peter

GlobalPost

Tom A. Peter covers Jordan for GlobalPost. Since becoming a journalist in 2005, he has reported from Iraq, the West Bank, Kuwait, Jordan, and other locations. Before joining GlobalPost, he spent nearly two years working for the Christian Science Monitor in their Boston headquarters. Peter's work has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Kuwait Times, CosmoGirl, and other periodicals. He is a graduate of Northwestern University where he studied Middle Eastern languages and civilizations and minored in creative writing. He grew up in Newport Beach, CA.

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India outdoes US aid efforts in Afghanistan

With a fraction of the money, India's aid program has yielded far better results.

India outdoes US aid efforts in Afghanistan
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Increasing censorship irks Jordanians

Increasing censorship irks Jordanians
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Afghanistan: Waiting for the fight

Afghanistan: Waiting for the fight
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Some Arab sympathy for burqa bans

Some Arab sympathy for burqa bans
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Do Palestinian deportations loom?

Do Palestinian deportations loom?
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In Jordan, school violence begins at home

Teachers say without violence they cannot gain respect of students who are physically abused at home.

In Jordan, school violence begins at home
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The Jordanian desert's other delight: sex tourism

Sign of the times or serious taboo? Female sex tourists sample the delights of Jordan's desert.

The Jordanian desert's other delight: sex tourism

The "Malboro Men" of Jordan

The "Malboro Men" of Jordan
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Jordan weighs sterilization of disabled women

In contrast to the US, Jordan prohibits the practice but advocates are vocal.

Jordan weighs sterilization of disabled women
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Jordan honor killings draw tough response. Finally

Are the days of convicted murderers receiving nominal three-month jail terms over?

Jordan honor killings draw tough response. Finally
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My enemy's enemy ... is water?

When it comes to water shortages in the Mideast, it's increasingly a case of cooperate or die.

My enemy's enemy ... is water?
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Getting dumped on deployment

How the specter of "Joe D." haunts soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Getting dumped on deployment
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Jordan a key player in US security?

The bombing of a CIA base highlights country's importance to US intelligence gathering.

Jordan a key player in US security?
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Jordan sows seeds of a greener Middle East

Environmentalism remains a relatively foreign concept to many Arabs, but times are changing.

Jordan sows seeds of a greener Middle East
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A poet faces death for "killing" God

Islam Samhan — found guilty of apostasy — jokes that his wife is to blame.

A poet faces death for "killing" God