Many observations came to mind while attending the lecture of former Prime Minister Dr. Abdul Raouf Al-Rawabdeh, “The Jordanian Narrative: Why Was It Delayed” in the city of Zarqa, in which the veteran national politician was able, in his spontaneous Hourani language, rich in meaning, to explain the topics of the lecture’s title to Al-Zarqawi’s audience of social and economic figures, with a remarkable presence of youth and women. The lecture included a rich presentation of opinions and ideas on topics related to the national narrative, in which he was able The minutes revealed confusion and ambiguity about any aspects raised by the attendees, and there was agreement at the time on the importance of this narrative as an unwritten national document, as Al-Rawabda sees it, embodied in the daily lives of the people of the country and their lived reality.

Zarqa, as Abu Issam sees it, is the best living example of the Jordanian narrative in its finest forms and meanings. This city, which grew significantly during the era of the modern Jordanian state, was able to be a mosaic painting like a miniature Jordan that includes on its sides the people of the country of different origins and origins. It was the right of the city of soldiers and workers to have its distinctive share within the Jordanian narrative through the coexistence of its people and their coming together for the love of their city, renaissance and development. Their Jordanian homeland. The sub-identities, as the lecturer sees, are the enrichment and richness of the Jordanian national narrative, which accepts differences in opinion. The good goal is to maintain the security, development, and elevation of the homeland. This narrative represents the true, radiant side of the Jordanian person who loves his homeland and is committed to its development, security, and sovereignty, heart and soul, and which is befitting for the son of this homeland to be proud of the narrative of his homeland, whose foundation and starting point is the human being who considers Jordan has always bet on the winner in building and developing it and preserving its security and stability.

The Jordanian narrative in Al-Rawabdeh’s speech is not a passing political discourse, but rather a cumulative historical path that was formed with the establishment of the Jordanian state and the building of institutions and settled in the collective consciousness of Jordanians as a narrative of a state, an identity and a common destiny based on protecting the human being, preserving his dignity, and achieving a balance between the comprehensive national identity and the natural diversity in society. Jordan, in its national narrative, has always been on the side of its nation’s issues, especially the Palestinian issue, and the Jordanians considered their sacrifices and support for the Palestinian brothers as a basic duty as partners in Its responsibility as those directly concerned, given the distinct relationship between Jordanian-Palestinian geography and demography throughout the ages, as this relationship was embodied in the role of the Jordanian army in preserving the Arab identity of Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1948 war, as well as the unity of the eastern and western banks in April 1950.

Al-Rawabda Al-Zarqawi’s lecture, which brought together the people of this dear city in an evening rich in its national meanings, will have an unforgettable place in the thoughts and hearts of everyone who attended it. All thanks to my dear friend, the journalist Ibrahim Abu Zeina, for the beautiful and precious invitation, and thanks also to Al-Ma’azib Al-Atyab, Sharaf Al-Hayajna Charitable Developmental Complex, and the Sidal Foundation for Sustainable Development for coordinating the lecture and its successful imports. To all of you, you are truly a beautiful example of the narrative. Jordanian in its blue.