Great video. I am a Jordanian Chechen. I would like to add that the Chechens came what’s now know as Jordan over 100 years ago and they helped to build Jordan.
@@xrt7874 christians should leave that jewish man who came from the middle east who was crucified, stripped naked, and insulted because his father could not forgive Adam and left his own son crying to him because he left him and should worship one god not three in one 😒 (we believe that jesus is one of the greatest prophets ever that can't be insulted like that )
@@timaaldoseri7687 From the the kavkaz region and speak circassian which as most languages in that region are language isolate meaning they don't belong to any other family groups. يعني بالعربي القفقاز و بلغتهم kavkaz و بالإنجليزية يقولون قوقاز و Caucases و قد تخيلت هنا العبارة مع لفظة شكل قوقازي بتعني الشكل الاوراسي في علم البشرية لان الاوربيين قاموا بتسمية الشكل على تلك المنطقة لانه كانت عندهم فرضية ان كل من له ذلك المظهر أصله من القفقاز باختصار الشركس من القوقاز و منهم المسلمون و النصارى و لغتهم هي الشركسية و لبسهم و عاداتهم القديمة تشبه عادات باقي اهل القفقاز
@enas basıyanık. No the Arabic bible isn't used by Syriacs and Copts only, it's also used by Arabs who lived in the Levant region, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula and Egypt way before Islam, and they did use the word Allah to refer to the one and only God. There's no proof what so ever that Syriacs and Copts were "Ordered" to use this name you're making things up, and in their languages they still don't use it, we're talking here about Arabs, Arab Christians pray to Allah before Islam and they still do. Anyway man, I'm not willing to waste more time, i just wanna tell you, go back to true monotheism and leave this idolatry, Allah doesn't have partners, He begets not, nor is He begotten and there is none like unto Him، he doesn't need a human sacrifice to forgive our sins, he's all powerful all merciful, you're gambling with your afterlife, take a step back and think ua-cam.com/video/ZNgdqgduC7Q/v-deo.html
Among the Caucasian groups, Circassians and Armenians were described as coming to Jordan at the end of the Ottoman empire, while Chechens were singled out as refugees. Rightfully so, many in the comments took issue with this. If I'm not mistaken, this probably stems from a confusion on the part of the publisher that the Chechens have come to Jordan during the recent Chechen wars starting in the 90s of the 20th century, when many Chechen refugees arrived in Europe. That's not the case in Jordan. Chechens have arrived in Jordan at the turn of the 19th century, and established towns and communities towards the end of the Ottoman empire before modern day Jordan had existed as a political entity. And again fleeing from persecution in their homeland as was the case with the other groups.
@edps cupcake The Armenian Highlands have nothing to do with the Caucasus. and the city of Yerevan is a Persian city that was conquered by the Russians. In the south Caucasus, Stalin gave 50% of the land of Caucasian Albania to Azerbaijanis and Armenians, and annexed the remaining 50% to Dagestan. These lands of Udin and Lekov are under the occupation of Armenians and Azerbaijanis. It is only thanks to these people that Armenians Azerbaijanis consider themselves Caucasians
They do the best they can with what they've got, generally. Every government struggles and it is hard to sustain guest populations when resources are spread thin.
For one of my classes I had to choose a country to learn about. It’s a year long project and every month we get about 10 assignments for it. Your UA-cam account has helped me so much! I have learned so much about the culture and it’s social dynamics! I love your videos.
Mashallah ! ..you did a great job finding these informations .. We are just doing our duty towards our brothers and sisters who faced alot of hardship in their countries ..may Allah blease them all and return peace to their lands .
chechens didn't come as refugees, for them to have been refugees there should have been a country when they came which there wasn't, the chechens came before there was a country named jordan.
well other than in the deep south of Jordan where you can see Petra and a lot of Romans and Greek influenced architecture, most of Jordan artitecture are the same like in other levantines architecture because Jordan used to be part of the Romans and Byzantines sphere of influence. Most native Arabs Jordanian were Bedouins so their dwelling were mostly tents unless you go to the north where they bordered Syria and Palestine. Over there you can see a lot of Roman, Persian and Greek influence and not to mention crusaders influences in Kerak where they build European style castle.
@@White-30 I love her, too. It's fun to see the country through her eyes. Sometimes when I am in Jordan I am busy being irritated with the overwhelming public smoking, the fact that everyone is late, the various difficulties encountered, and struggling with my terrible arabic. It is lovely to take a beat and focus on the lovely bits.
Salaams! Around 6:56 you said "Bahis", but I'm assuming you meant the Baháʼí Faith. The Fársí (Persian) & Arabic pronunciation of their religion is "Buh-hi"! Lovely video!
Really impressed !!! A british living in jordan , learned arabic and traditions ,? Mashaa allah I have been living in england for 26 years and still struggling to adapt. :-) whats your secret mammy?
I think it’s about where you are - I couldn’t adjust to life in Zarqa at all, but where we are in Amman now I feel more comfortable. Same as anywhere... certain areas of the UK are easier for foreigners than others. Maybe that’s it? Hope you settle soon!
Thanks for the information provided for Jordan .You have the rgueth about Jodan .Welcome to our familyn.You are actually one active member of the Jordanian family.
Your grand parents came as refugees who fled from the russian czar to the othoman empire (Jordan). You are a chechen refugee of 6th generation born and living in Jordan. How does it feel to be a proud desert chechen eating Humus and Falafel in Jordan?
@xrt7874 How do you feel about being a russian troll who tries to spread hatred within Chechen communities? Don’t bother, we are one people, wherever we are living. Go worship your russian passport. lol
Bedouins live in east region of jordan that extend from north to south. Before jordan established as country they live on doing raids on people live farmers living mainly in north western regions of Jordan. They were raids on south western regions but were minimal comparing to north western regions.
That's the reason the 1st wave of circassian royal guards offered their protection of the amir abdullah and sharif Hussein, Bedouins used to do a lot of carriage and caravan raids, no offense to anyone but this is history.
@Ala abdel alwahab it's not about liking a king or not it's about their lifestyle they live to raid and travel to spots of water in the desert (oaisis), the royal guards only work in the kingdom most of the time in the royal castle, there is a special unit to guard the king that are not circassian guards, this unit was with the king when he got shot shows you how Arabs work against each other for stupid reasons instead of uniting.
@Ala abdel alwahab I don't see how the guards are at fault, it's the decision of the king not the guards they just do the protecting portion IF he was in the royal Castle-throne...
@Ala abdel alwahab also it is better to have someone come over and rule you, because tribalism is bad you'll never see justice if one tribe rules all the other tribes, but if someone else came and ruled over he won't be biased, look at Lybia for example it is split into two countries Haftar and tribalism, everyday we hear about a boy killed in name of a tribe and the other tribe starts shooting another tribe and it becomes a civil war. Look at our tribal law in Jordan if someone from a tribe kills another guy from a tribe the law can't do anything and it's for the tribe to decide and usually the wasted life is forgotten with a big meeting and mansaf....
One of the reasons why statistics are hard to find is because a lot of those groups have intermarriages between them over the years. Btw there is also a very small minority of Assyrians in Jordan
According to the Bible, two and a half of the 12 tribes of Israel settled east of the Jordan River. So there is probably a percentage of people who have Jewish blood but do not know it!
There were definitely Jews living in the area of jordan in past times but i don't think there are any here in jordan today (maybe expat but not jordanian I think)
there is kurds in jordan but jews nah when arabs conquer levant there was no jews they were kicked by romans already but khalifa Omar bin alkhattab let them back to jerusalem
I am Jordanian. I remember a passenger who rode with me. I thought he was a Chechen or Albanian because he was blond, but he is a Bosnian fleeing the war and ethnic cleansing.
Being Christian isn’t a separate identity from being ethnically Palestinian, Bedouin Jordanian, Assyrian, Syrian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Armenian. Amongst Arab citizens, Ethnic Jordanians constitute 29-35% of the Arab population.
Circassians and other caucasians were not settled in Jordan by their own will. They took refugee in Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman government settled some of them today’s Jordan because Bedouins were reluctant to settled down as sedentary people. City of Amman built for them. Also Ottomans settled them almost all provinces of Empire. Today 1 million Circassians live in Turkey.
The statement "the majority of Jordanians were originally Bedouin", is factually incorrect. In 1948 before the influx of the first wave of Palestinian refugees, the majority of the population east of the River Jordan where Fellahin. They were landowners or land workers who lived in the villages of Hauran, Ajlun, Balga and Moab. There are political reasons for why the ruling regime advocates the non-factual piece of propaganda that the majority were Bedouins. But I don't want to get into that because it's too long of a topic. Salam!
True but the nomads are the backbone of Jordan. Also during the ottoman times there was a very aggressive movement of settling of the nomads in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine ie Al sham or greater Syria. The nomads were a headache for the ottomans so they tried very hard to settle them and only found success after a sever drought hit Al sham. Furthermore after settling them the ottomans tried to dissolve the population by settling with them Greeks, jews and other ethnicities from around the empire. As for the falaheen that life is considered semi nomadic as opposed to urban centers which of course existed as well and I don't deny a bit of probaganda but not to the extent you might think.
@@morningmidnight9398 Your assertions are not correct. The Fellahin are descendants of Aramaic speaking populations that were Arabized during the centuries after the Arab conquest and occupation of the Levant. It is true that some Bedouins were semi nomadic like Bani Hasan, but they remained a minority relative to Fellahin population. I don't know where you got the "greek" and "Jew" story from, it is simply not true.
Nice video.. But gotta correct you here: Most Jordanians origins are not Bedouins, but farmers. Maybe living in Amman gave you that impression. The North-West of Jordan is the most dense, and it is only farmer Jordanians. Places like Al Salt, Al Karak, Al Shobak are not Bedouins as well. It's a stereotype.
with all respect, your information about Chechen emigration is totally wrong. Chechen people moved to settle in Levant Holyland before Britten creat Israel and Jordan. please read the history first .
There are also Berbers in Jordan, but with the mixing with the Arab tribes, their presence disappeared, and we also do not forget the Kurds and Turkmen
Just to add up : Russo-circassian war, my ancestors fought Tsar Russian forces for 110 years nearly 1 million circassian lives were wasted. Today 90% of circassians are scattered around the world and only 10% are still in our homeland. Nowadays our lands are much smaller than they were before 1864 C.E, and we are under Russian rule as dependant republics of Russia , we are forced to have a Russian passport to enter our country, we are forced to use Russian money, and we're constantly mistreated by Russian agents at airports. Putin insults our ancestors whenever he can, like the 2014 Olympics, he hosted Olympic games on top of our ancestor's bodies in Sochi, he destroyed famous circassian warrior's monuments, and he said that Greeks lived in the region in which they didn't. Circassians call themselves Adighs, they freed Jordan (there weren't such name of a country yet) when they were "mamluks" then the ottoman empire took control after, circassians (and some Armenians and chechens) are the first to inhabit Amman they hosted Al Sharif Hussein Bin Ali and then became the royal guards, most chechens came after circassians since that is the chronological order of the Russian force immigration program.
@@A_Shanto most were Muslims even before the genocide, but there was approximately 15% Christians because circassians were pagans then Christianity came by and when Islam came most converted to it because we believe in all the prophets and that they all spoke the word of God. The Christianity we believed in didn't say the Jesus is God's son it said he was just another messenger, and we lived peacefully in the same region next to each other until the Russians came.
Excellent social topic video and statistical info. indeed , simple enough to give an idea about people combination in Jordan and the historical background behind ... Thank you so much for being well informative person ... By the way , are you still a Christian or Muslim ?
@@larkabroad I have watched this video for the 3rd or 4th time by now but could not hear or see her testifying the official Islam embracing oath neither neither saying clearly as a Muslim convert or revert... All what she said is her decision to adopt the culture of Hijab ( head scarf ) as a woman daily routine as the community around so the default conclusion is she is still a Christian or at least to say a NON-Muslim ...
@@ahmedalshalchi she talked about it at 4:25 (worried about the response at home because Brits don't like Muslims) and at 4:55 about pressure from the local Muslim community as a convert. She def became Muslim. Is that a concern?
with all my respect first of all we don't put up photos of king abduallah 2- chechens aren't refugees in jordan 3- most circassians don't speak their language here unfortunately :(( i lile your videos keep it up ❤️
I'm durze from jordan and that's true there aren't reliable sources in The Internet . If you want to know more about druze ,you should visit our village such as Azraq in Zarqa and om aloqetin in Mafraq . We have our special traditions ❗💛
This is sensitive topic And I was Expecting that in some day you will represent it Keep it in the way how you delivered it The problem in the numbers This is why you can't find numbers resources But any way you did great job You might find some objections about the percentage and and the classification For example the number of Christians that you mentioned mentioned it may be some Christians disagree about it And you mention the druz as separated ethnic group but they believe that they are Muslims Also there is group you you didn't mention it which are the shiaa There is is Jordanian shiaa almost 7000 people Anyway I am suggesting to you if you will go in this direction You have to consult expert people around you Greetings to you and your family I like your channel
@@larkabroad The Jordanian shiaa they are in Jordan since 1923 They are from 5000 to 7000 people Originally from South of Lebanon from bent jbail town They are living in the Noth of Jordan In some villages like Torah and shajjarah near to Rumtha city But for the Iraqis people living in Jordan most of them sunni But how much Iraqis shiaa in Jordan I don't know and it is difficult to have resources of that for regular person same like me but definitely the government had
Omg i love this white hijab❤️ it suits on You😍 please keep it like that because i prefer that to cover all the hair and neck🌸 thanks for the positive vibes
Chechens are not refugees. They migrated to the land that is currently called Jordan in the year 1899, only a few years after the circassians. Chechens were fundamental to the establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and they protected King Abdullah and gave him shelter from enemies that tried to assasinate him. He was protected by the chechens in the village of Sweileh which was a village founded by the chechens located northwest of Amman. The chechens founded 4 towns/villages in Jordan when it was still not independent and part of the Ottoman Empire. They first founded Zarqa then Sweileh then Sukhneh and lastly Al Azraq. These are credited to the chechens and these facts are well know among the population. Whether they are chechen, arab, circassian or others there is a unanimous census that these were founded by chechens. So please rectify your historic inaccuracy, as I am sure you would not like to propagate inaccurate information. I would also advise you to check your sources for their reliability by double checking them with independent secondary sources as some people have intellectually dishonest intentions when relaying historic information. So please pin this comment to correct your unintentional misinformation. The reason I highlight this point is that people view refugees as a burden to the society. Therefore my objective is to let the layman know that chechens are not refugees but are one of the founding people of the the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan and an integral pillar of its existence. Thank you.
Circassians and Chechens were not settled in Jordan by their own will. They took refugee in Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman government settled some of them today’s Jordan because Bedouins were reluctant to settled down as sedentary people. City of Amman built for them. Also Ottomans settled them almost all provinces of Empire. Today %10 of Turkey's population is North Caucasians.
@@sourweed9818 First part of your statement is not true. The ancestors of the current generation of chechens in jordan willingly and intentionally settled in the areas they are at now. On the way to Jordan they stayed in turkey for a year then carried on their journey. Some mainly from the Zandqoy clan went to Iraq and some settled in syria. The main contingent travelled on to "sham" the holy Levant. Some chechens wanted to go and settle in madina but the Ottomon railway was not completed all the way. The first "caravan" created their own settlement and called it Zarq. Some of them moved away and created a village called sukhneh. Another caravan arrived year or 2 later. Their head scouted around and choose the area now called sweileh as place of settlement. Amman was inhabited by circassians not chechens. But over past 100 yeears as amman expanded it absorbed sweileh.
Great video. I am a Jordanian Chechen. I would like to add that the Chechens came what’s now know as Jordan over 100 years ago and they helped to build Jordan.
Ofcourse! No doubt about that. and they r a very good Citizens too.
My dear chechen sister. Chechens need to turn to Lord Jesus Christ and leave the arabic cult called Islam behind.
Better you live your own life perfectly.
@@xrt7874
christians should leave that jewish man who came from the middle east who was crucified, stripped naked, and insulted because his father could not forgive Adam and left his own son crying to him because he left him and should worship one god not three in one 😒 (we believe that jesus is one of the greatest prophets ever that can't be insulted like that )
I AM CIRCASSIAN! I feel so involved for once :’)
Адыгэ уэй уэй
Me too but my name is turkish
Where the organ of Circassians and what language do they speak?
@@timaaldoseri7687
From the the kavkaz region and speak circassian which as most languages in that region are language isolate meaning they don't belong to any other family groups.
يعني بالعربي القفقاز و بلغتهم kavkaz و بالإنجليزية يقولون قوقاز و Caucases و قد تخيلت هنا العبارة مع لفظة شكل قوقازي بتعني الشكل الاوراسي في علم البشرية لان الاوربيين قاموا بتسمية الشكل على تلك المنطقة لانه كانت عندهم فرضية ان كل من له ذلك المظهر أصله من القفقاز
باختصار الشركس من القوقاز و منهم المسلمون و النصارى و لغتهم هي الشركسية و لبسهم و عاداتهم القديمة تشبه عادات باقي اهل القفقاز
adigaaaaaa
I'm a Circassian watching from The Caucasus-Russia
Cheers 👍🏼
@enas basıyanık. Believe me, accepting Islam was the best thing to ever happen to Circassians
@enas basıyanık. Christians also pray to Allah, the name Allah is written hundreds of times in the Arabic bible, Check your facts mait!
@enas basıyanık. No the Arabic bible isn't used by Syriacs and Copts only, it's also used by Arabs who lived in the Levant region, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula and Egypt way before Islam, and they did use the word Allah to refer to the one and only God.
There's no proof what so ever that Syriacs and Copts were "Ordered" to use this name you're making things up, and in their languages they still don't use it, we're talking here about Arabs, Arab Christians pray to Allah before Islam and they still do.
Anyway man, I'm not willing to waste more time, i just wanna tell you, go back to true monotheism and leave this idolatry, Allah doesn't have partners, He begets not, nor is He begotten and there is none like unto Him، he doesn't need a human sacrifice to forgive our sins, he's all powerful all merciful, you're gambling with your afterlife, take a step back and think ua-cam.com/video/ZNgdqgduC7Q/v-deo.html
Brother remove Russia from your comment, the caucuses was never and will never be Russian to any sane caucasian even if it is so on papers.
You’re glowing Mashalla! The white scarf compliments your skin tone very nicely ❤️
Pure as an angel ...
Ahmed AlShalchi Yes!
Jordan is hope for so many. May God continue to elevate and empower Jordanians to be hospitable hosts of the needy. Loved the video!
Among the Caucasian groups, Circassians and Armenians were described as coming to Jordan at the end of the Ottoman empire, while Chechens were singled out as refugees. Rightfully so, many in the comments took issue with this. If I'm not mistaken, this probably stems from a confusion on the part of the publisher that the Chechens have come to Jordan during the recent Chechen wars starting in the 90s of the 20th century, when many Chechen refugees arrived in Europe. That's not the case in Jordan. Chechens have arrived in Jordan at the turn of the 19th century, and established towns and communities towards the end of the Ottoman empire before modern day Jordan had existed as a political entity. And again fleeing from persecution in their homeland as was the case with the other groups.
ديك دو اح تسارين قيتيتين وي نان مو خاز خيت عربيشين بيتيش بوت هر يورتيح
You are absolutely right my nohchi brother
Aremenians aren't Caucasian group the are indo-european
@edps cupcake The Armenian Highlands have nothing to do with the Caucasus. and the city of Yerevan is a Persian city that was conquered by the Russians. In the south Caucasus, Stalin gave 50% of the land of Caucasian Albania to Azerbaijanis and Armenians, and annexed the remaining 50% to Dagestan. These lands of Udin and Lekov are under the occupation of Armenians and Azerbaijanis. It is only thanks to these people that Armenians Azerbaijanis consider themselves Caucasians
@@tsetseenitytto727 WTF ? XDD
Jordan is a hospitable and generous country
They do the best they can with what they've got, generally. Every government struggles and it is hard to sustain guest populations when resources are spread thin.
For one of my classes I had to choose a country to learn about. It’s a year long project and every month we get about 10 assignments for it. Your UA-cam account has helped me so much! I have learned so much about the culture and it’s social dynamics! I love your videos.
I am honored to be Jordanian (Chechen origin) citizen❤️😍
Me too, but I'm from the North Caucasus. Hope you're doing well there, sister
@@YesYes-qd7fs We're doing very well here, Alhamdulellah ❤️
Кху йоӏ вай рифюжийз ду бох 🤨😒
@@lailasultan2930 xo yu refugee ala cung
Me too I’m Jordanian but my origins are Chechen
Jordan, wonderful country with very friendly people. Greetings from Armenia🇦🇲
THANK YOU 😊 For mentioning circassians
Салам из солнечной Черкесии! 🎉🎉🎉
thank u Rachel you always speak properly about us ...
and i do appreciate all your efforts about this
good luck
Nice video I am Armenian
I am a Palestinian who lives in Jordan and go to a Circassian school what a beautiful country 🇯🇴
PHS?
@@shapsugh1864 yes I go to PHS
@@ahmedfaraj2121 what a small world
@@shapsugh1864 why do u go there
@@shapsugh1864
Just one more score
Dear Rachel. Thank you for this nice and informative video. You deserve a PHD in history 😁
Mashallah ! ..you did a great job finding these informations ..
We are just doing our duty towards our brothers and sisters who faced alot of hardship in their countries ..may Allah blease them all and return peace to their lands .
Awesome vidoo! Looks like you put a lot of effort into preparing it. Thank you, we love you and appreciate it
Very good video
Great informative and fun video ... Thank you ... or as we say in Armenian (shnorhakalutyun) շնորհակալություն
🇦🇲❤️🇯🇴 I’m Armenian and I love Jordanians
We love you too from jordanian palestinian
Love you too from Palestine 🇵🇸🇦🇲🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@@canaanite448 🇦🇲❤️🇵🇸 thank you for welcoming us in
@@canaanite448 love you all 🇦🇲🇵🇸🇯🇴❤️
He he there is no such palestine 🤣
God Bless Jordan From Armenia 🇦🇲
chechens didn't come as refugees, for them to have been refugees there should have been a country when they came which there wasn't, the chechens came before there was a country named jordan.
والله جد
@@layal3018 اه والله الشيشان الهم بالأردن اكثر من 120 سنة
@@layal3018 او بالاصح بلاد الشام
@@layal3018 yes, and it’s offensive to be called a refugee in a country you helped build and become a country.
Agree. Look up the history. It’s a known fact
Can’t believe that you left London, Scotland and all these all fascinating places and came here to live in Jordan
I am Chechen from Jordan and u r doing great work thank you
But,, bare in mind that you or your grand parents are not refugees as she's stated in the video.
Are you born in Jordan ?
@@Anonym-ye2eh yes born and raised in Jordan
@@AskhabovAhmad you speak Arabic and speak Chechen too ??
There are a lot of Chechen ?
Do you see yourself as Jordanian ?
@@Anonym-ye2eh yes and English plus i am learning Russian now, well i am Chechen from Jordan
wow that was a big amount of information. i bet this video took you along time to make. great job rachel
Could u pls make a video about jordans architecture ???? Like homes or other buildings
well other than in the deep south of Jordan where you can see Petra and a lot of Romans and Greek influenced architecture, most of Jordan artitecture are the same like in other levantines architecture because Jordan used to be part of the Romans and Byzantines sphere of influence. Most native Arabs Jordanian were Bedouins so their dwelling were mostly tents unless you go to the north where they bordered Syria and Palestine. Over there you can see a lot of Roman, Persian and Greek influence and not to mention crusaders influences in Kerak where they build European style castle.
This was like a history lecture hhh, amazing as always ❤
She's more pleasant than a lecture.
@@larkabroad Of course she is ❤
@@White-30 I love her, too. It's fun to see the country through her eyes. Sometimes when I am in Jordan I am busy being irritated with the overwhelming public smoking, the fact that everyone is late, the various difficulties encountered, and struggling with my terrible arabic. It is lovely to take a beat and focus on the lovely bits.
This was very educational! Thankyou so much!
I learned so much! Thank you for breaking this down.
You're so SMART 😍
Big Yes for bloopers 💯💯
Salaams! Around 6:56 you said "Bahis", but I'm assuming you meant the Baháʼí Faith. The Fársí (Persian) & Arabic pronunciation of their religion is "Buh-hi"! Lovely video!
Wow. You should do a bbc documentary on this subject. I tried to find this information but couldn’t. Great work
Peace be upon you sis ,, I wish you all the best,, keep forward may Allah bless you.. 🌹
Really impressed !!!
A british living in jordan , learned arabic and traditions ,? Mashaa allah
I have been living in england for 26 years and still struggling to adapt.
:-) whats your secret mammy?
I think it’s about where you are - I couldn’t adjust to life in Zarqa at all, but where we are in Amman now I feel more comfortable. Same as anywhere... certain areas of the UK are easier for foreigners than others. Maybe that’s it? Hope you settle soon!
What a beautiful Hijab🥰
Good job 👏 It is a very nice vlog.
The most Jordanian who in Al Karak, Ma‘an, Al Tafilah, Al Mafraq and Madaba live, they identify as a Bedouins. ❤️😄
Thanks for the information provided for Jordan .You have the rgueth about Jodan .Welcome to our familyn.You are actually one active member of the Jordanian family.
شكرآ الك ☝🏾🇵🇸💚🤍
I'm a proud Jordanian chechen
I enjoy your videos rachel
Keep it up
Your grand parents came as refugees who fled from the russian czar to the othoman empire (Jordan).
You are a chechen refugee of 6th generation born and living in Jordan. How does it feel to be a proud desert chechen eating Humus and Falafel in Jordan?
@xrt7874 How do you feel about being a russian troll who tries to spread hatred within Chechen communities? Don’t bother, we are one people, wherever we are living. Go worship your russian passport.
lol
Bedouins live in east region of jordan that extend from north to south. Before jordan established as country they live on doing raids on people live farmers living mainly in north western regions of Jordan. They were raids on south western regions but were minimal comparing to north western regions.
That's the reason the 1st wave of circassian royal guards offered their protection of the amir abdullah and sharif Hussein, Bedouins used to do a lot of carriage and caravan raids, no offense to anyone but this is history.
@Ala abdel alwahab it's not about liking a king or not it's about their lifestyle they live to raid and travel to spots of water in the desert (oaisis), the royal guards only work in the kingdom most of the time in the royal castle, there is a special unit to guard the king that are not circassian guards, this unit was with the king when he got shot shows you how Arabs work against each other for stupid reasons instead of uniting.
@Ala abdel alwahab I don't see how the guards are at fault, it's the decision of the king not the guards they just do the protecting portion IF he was in the royal Castle-throne...
@Ala abdel alwahab also it is better to have someone come over and rule you, because tribalism is bad you'll never see justice if one tribe rules all the other tribes, but if someone else came and ruled over he won't be biased, look at Lybia for example it is split into two countries Haftar and tribalism, everyday we hear about a boy killed in name of a tribe and the other tribe starts shooting another tribe and it becomes a civil war. Look at our tribal law in Jordan if someone from a tribe kills another guy from a tribe the law can't do anything and it's for the tribe to decide and usually the wasted life is forgotten with a big meeting and mansaf....
@Ala abdel alwahab actually it always ends in جاهة and some mansaf instead of doing what God said an eye for an eye, a life for a life.
Nice video as always 👍
Great video 💜
Dear the chechens DID NOT come to Jordan as refugees. Please check your facts. Loved the clip thank you
Thank you for that
Appreciated
Rachel: Jordanian do not identify as Bedouins anymore.
Me: *Identifies as a Bedouin" :o
Correction: not *all* Jordanians 😅🇯🇴❤️
I’m from Al Salt. I’m not Bedouin
Love this country so much and will def be visiting it several times in coming life Insha Allah
One of the reasons why statistics are hard to find is because a lot of those groups have intermarriages between them over the years. Btw there is also a very small minority of Assyrians in Jordan
U looking so beautiful today. Ma Shaa Allah. ❤️❤️
Amazing vlog👌🏻 Thank you!
Thank you!! 😁
i like your videos
khalid from the uk
Very informative. I thought it was worth while to mention that Jordan also has Kurds and Jews.
According to the Bible, two and a half of the 12 tribes of Israel settled east of the Jordan River. So there is probably a percentage of people who have Jewish blood but do not know it!
There were definitely Jews living in the area of jordan in past times but i don't think there are any here in jordan today (maybe expat but not jordanian I think)
All of the known Mizrahi left due to the wars through the 1930's.
@@FM-vi3cp Right- according to 2006 data there were no citizens identifying openly as Jewish.
there is kurds in jordan
but jews nah when arabs conquer levant there was no jews they were kicked by romans already
but khalifa Omar bin alkhattab let them back to jerusalem
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I am Jordanian. I remember a passenger who rode with me. I thought he was a Chechen or Albanian because he was blond, but he is a Bosnian fleeing the war and ethnic cleansing.
another time i want to thank you
you support my wife came live with me in jordan
السلام عليكم
Great video it was very interesting. Can you show us some nice places to visit in Jordan?.
Being Christian isn’t a separate identity from being ethnically Palestinian, Bedouin Jordanian, Assyrian, Syrian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Armenian.
Amongst Arab citizens, Ethnic Jordanians constitute 29-35% of the Arab population.
Why do you say Bedouin Jordanian , not all Jordanians are Bedouins
i love your videos you are positive funny and hard working
Circassians and other caucasians were not settled in Jordan by their own will. They took refugee in Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman government settled some of them today’s Jordan because Bedouins were reluctant to settled down as sedentary people. City of Amman built for them. Also Ottomans settled them almost all provinces of Empire. Today 1 million Circassians live in Turkey.
You're just so amazing ❤️
The statement "the majority of Jordanians were originally Bedouin", is factually incorrect. In 1948 before the influx of the first wave of Palestinian refugees, the majority of the population east of the River Jordan where Fellahin. They were landowners or land workers who lived in the villages of Hauran, Ajlun, Balga and Moab.
There are political reasons for why the ruling regime advocates the non-factual piece of propaganda that the majority were Bedouins. But I don't want to get into that because it's too long of a topic.
Salam!
True but the nomads are the backbone of Jordan. Also during the ottoman times there was a very aggressive movement of settling of the nomads in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine ie Al sham or greater Syria. The nomads were a headache for the ottomans so they tried very hard to settle them and only found success after a sever drought hit Al sham. Furthermore after settling them the ottomans tried to dissolve the population by settling with them Greeks, jews and other ethnicities from around the empire. As for the falaheen that life is considered semi nomadic as opposed to urban centers which of course existed as well and I don't deny a bit of probaganda but not to the extent you might think.
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Your assertions are not correct. The Fellahin are descendants of Aramaic speaking populations that were Arabized during the centuries after the Arab conquest and occupation of the Levant. It is true that some Bedouins were semi nomadic like Bani Hasan, but they remained a minority relative to Fellahin population. I don't know where you got the "greek" and "Jew" story from, it is simply not true.
Whats the reason if you dont mind sharing it
@@enusayr fellahin are not Aramaic speakers what are you on about?
@@enusayr get your facts right they’re Egyptian.... before telling others who’s Arab and not.
Nice video.. But gotta correct you here: Most Jordanians origins are not Bedouins, but farmers. Maybe living in Amman gave you that impression. The North-West of Jordan is the most dense, and it is only farmer Jordanians. Places like Al Salt, Al Karak, Al Shobak are not Bedouins as well. It's a stereotype.
with all respect, your information about Chechen emigration is totally wrong. Chechen people moved to settle in Levant Holyland before Britten creat Israel and Jordan. please read the history first .
Thank you, you are special and your videos are great, but if you learn Arabic or write subtitles on the video, it is better 😉😉
There are also Berbers in Jordan, but with the mixing with the Arab tribes, their presence disappeared, and we also do not forget the Kurds and Turkmen
Just to add up :
Russo-circassian war, my ancestors fought Tsar Russian forces for 110 years nearly 1 million circassian lives were wasted. Today 90% of circassians are scattered around the world and only 10% are still in our homeland. Nowadays our lands are much smaller than they were before 1864 C.E, and we are under Russian rule as dependant republics of Russia , we are forced to have a Russian passport to enter our country, we are forced to use Russian money, and we're constantly mistreated by Russian agents at airports. Putin insults our ancestors whenever he can, like the 2014 Olympics, he hosted Olympic games on top of our ancestor's bodies in Sochi, he destroyed famous circassian warrior's monuments, and he said that Greeks lived in the region in which they didn't. Circassians call themselves Adighs, they freed Jordan (there weren't such name of a country yet) when they were "mamluks" then the ottoman empire took control after, circassians (and some Armenians and chechens) are the first to inhabit Amman they hosted Al Sharif Hussein Bin Ali and then became the royal guards, most chechens came after circassians since that is the chronological order of the Russian force immigration program.
Im Circassian from Sochi, thanks for writing this 🙌
@@1sareta What was the Circissian religion before Russia genocide???
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@Ala abdel alwahab fix your sentence.
@@A_Shanto most were Muslims even before the genocide, but there was approximately 15% Christians because circassians were pagans then Christianity came by and when Islam came most converted to it because we believe in all the prophets and that they all spoke the word of God. The Christianity we believed in didn't say the Jesus is God's son it said he was just another messenger, and we lived peacefully in the same region next to each other until the Russians came.
you know alot more about my country than I do haha!
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Excellent social topic video and statistical info. indeed , simple enough to give an idea about people combination in Jordan and the historical background behind ... Thank you so much for being well informative person ... By the way , are you still a Christian or Muslim ?
She converted.
@@larkabroad When was that ?!!... I didn't see any video of her declaring that, can you please refer me too ?
@@ahmedalshalchi Here you go, my dear: ua-cam.com/video/JKuYxJ0jivE/v-deo.html
@@larkabroad I have watched this video for the 3rd or 4th time by now but could not hear or see her testifying the official Islam embracing oath neither neither saying clearly as a Muslim convert or revert... All what she said is her decision to adopt the culture of Hijab ( head scarf ) as a woman daily routine as the community around so the default conclusion is she is still a Christian or at least to say a NON-Muslim ...
@@ahmedalshalchi she talked about it at 4:25 (worried about the response at home because Brits don't like Muslims) and at 4:55 about pressure from the local Muslim community as a convert. She def became Muslim. Is that a concern?
Hello Rachael. Good video. Just want to add that Palestenians didnt "come" they were exiled from their land by Zionist forces
Arab's caucuses we are all Muslims
One nation
Alhamdulilah الحمد لله ☝🏾🇵🇸
Arabs caucuses???
You're the GOAT honestly. Both your families should be very proud of your journey. Looking at this 10 years ago, would you have ever imagined?
5:06. Who is that man? Im sorry but I cant really understand the pronounciation :( Such an interesting video though, love it !
Masha Allah you are so beautiful I like your UA-cam channel I'm very like you please tell me where you from ❤❤
Jordan is a valuable country for different cultures and values.
Please don't change your mind :)
with all my respect first of all
we don't put up photos of king abduallah 2- chechens aren't refugees in jordan
3- most circassians don't speak their language here unfortunately :((
i lile your videos keep it up ❤️
But most of the chechens do speak chechen ,,their mother tongue 👍
@@SIRLASEDARCHI exactly 👍🏼
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What about when she said chechens are refugees,,you din't say a word about it !!
Happy with that?!!!!
@@SIRLASEDARCHI read my comment again ..
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Oh,,sorry,,was confused with other comments
Do you find Bosnians and muslims from Serbia and Bulgaria in Jordan ?
when I watch your videos I get the feel that there is an online Jordan 🇯🇴 different than the one we are living in haha 😄
I'm durze from jordan and that's true there aren't reliable sources in The Internet .
If you want to know more about druze ,you should visit our village such as Azraq in Zarqa and om aloqetin in Mafraq .
We have our special traditions ❗💛
May I ask what does the druze refer to in terms of rules of life? Is it the holy Quran?
Very informative thank you. However, 10 million residents, out of which around 7 million are citizens
Thank you Rachel its very nice u spoke about nationalities 🙌 im Circassian married to Palestinian
Wow You looking soooo good with the hijab.
May ALLAH bless you sister.
You are the best youtuber 🥰😍😍🥰😍😍🥰love you🥰🥰
this vlog is really amazing
I've liked the video before watching it👍
أرجو ان تقرأي التاريخ جيدا ليس هناك ما تدعيه مذبحة الارمن
From all the sacred sites in jordan you forgot the most holy one the baptism site bethany
Aren't there also gypsies???? Or as they call them nawar or salab
Yes there is
Nawar and gypsies are different
جميل , رائع
كل الاحترام لك ولزوجك العظيم
Much respect ✊
This is sensitive topic
And I was Expecting that in some day you will represent it
Keep it in the way how you delivered it
The problem in the numbers
This is why you can't find numbers resources
But any way you did great job
You might find some objections about the percentage and and the classification
For example the number of Christians that you mentioned mentioned it may be some Christians disagree about it
And you mention the druz as separated ethnic group but they believe that they are Muslims
Also there is group you you didn't mention it which are the shiaa
There is is Jordanian shiaa almost 7000 people
Anyway I am suggesting to you if you will go in this direction
You have to consult expert people around you
Greetings to you and your family
I like your channel
How much of the 7k Shia' are Iraq displaced persons and how many were settled before the interwar period?
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The Jordanian shiaa they are in Jordan since 1923
They are from 5000 to 7000 people
Originally from South of Lebanon from bent jbail town
They are living in the Noth of Jordan
In some villages like Torah and shajjarah near to Rumtha city
But for the Iraqis people living in Jordan most of them sunni
But how much Iraqis shiaa in Jordan I don't know and it is difficult to have resources of that for regular person same like me but definitely the government had
@@العباديالأردنيالحر Thank you for these details. I am interested in understanding the minority dynamics in the majority context.
There are Kurds, Turkmen and Uzbeks in Jordan, but a little compared to the Chechen community
wow you know about Jordan more than me, i like your videos, keep the good work up thanks a lot
Great video.. pragmatic and rich for a short ethnic summary Video 👌🏽🙂
Sizeable Circassian community in Jerash as well.
Omg i love this white hijab❤️ it suits on You😍 please keep it like that because i prefer that to cover all the hair and neck🌸 thanks for the positive vibes
Chechens are not refugees. They migrated to the land that is currently called Jordan in the year 1899, only a few years after the circassians. Chechens were fundamental to the establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and they protected King Abdullah and gave him shelter from enemies that tried to assasinate him. He was protected by the chechens in the village of Sweileh which was a village founded by the chechens located northwest of Amman. The chechens founded 4 towns/villages in Jordan when it was still not independent and part of the Ottoman Empire. They first founded Zarqa then Sweileh then Sukhneh and lastly Al Azraq. These are credited to the chechens and these facts are well know among the population. Whether they are chechen, arab, circassian or others there is a unanimous census that these were founded by chechens. So please rectify your historic inaccuracy, as I am sure you would not like to propagate inaccurate information. I would also advise you to check your sources for their reliability by double checking them with independent secondary sources as some people have intellectually dishonest intentions when relaying historic information. So please pin this comment to correct your unintentional misinformation. The reason I highlight this point is that people view refugees as a burden to the society. Therefore my objective is to let the layman know that chechens are not refugees but are one of the founding people of the the Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan and an integral pillar of its existence. Thank you.
Circassians and Chechens were not settled in Jordan by their own will. They took refugee in Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman government settled some of them today’s Jordan because Bedouins were reluctant to settled down as sedentary people. City of Amman built for them. Also Ottomans settled them almost all provinces of Empire. Today %10 of Turkey's population is North Caucasians.
@@sourweed9818 First part of your statement is not true. The ancestors of the current generation of chechens in jordan willingly and intentionally settled in the areas they are at now. On the way to Jordan they stayed in turkey for a year then carried on their journey. Some mainly from the Zandqoy clan went to Iraq and some settled in syria. The main contingent travelled on to "sham" the holy Levant. Some chechens wanted to go and settle in madina but the Ottomon railway was not completed all the way. The first "caravan" created their own settlement and called it Zarq. Some of them moved away and created a village called sukhneh. Another caravan arrived year or 2 later. Their head scouted around and choose the area now called sweileh as place of settlement. Amman was inhabited by circassians not chechens. But over past 100 yeears as amman expanded it absorbed sweileh.
Thank you, we love you so much. we are from Algeria.
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