Jordan: Compass Direct continue to chart the progress of the case of a Jordanian Christian widow (text included here; link to changing page):
A Christian mother fighting for legal custody of her two children admitted this week that she has little hope that Jordan’s judicial system will rule in her favor. “Everyone is giving me promises,” Siham Qandah said, “but no one is really doing anything. I am only counting on God and all the prayers of His people.” The past 10 weeks have been particularly discouraging to Qandah, who has watched again and again as scheduled court hearings were postponed in both Amman and Irbid. When her children’s Muslim guardian failed to appear at the last hearing set for November 23, the judge ordered another continuance. “I hardly expect him to show up this next time either,” Qandah said. Concerned members of the U.S. Congress have reportedly addressed inquiries to King Abdullah II about the case, and Prince Mired bin Raed has discussed it with the monarch. The prince told Compass last week, however, that it remains “quite difficult” for anyone in the royal family to intercede with the court. “We do not want to be accused of tampering with the judiciary,” he stressed.