For a copy of the Law of Personal Status: Temporary Law No. 61 of 1976, please find the attached Response to Information Request JOR21984.E dated 28 September 1995 and the Statutes of Personal Law in Islamic Countries: History, Texts and Analysis (1995 pp. 129-136).

For specific information on this subject, please consult the attached 5 May 1997 letter from an Associate professor of Civil Law, College of Law, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Associate Professor of Civil Law, College of Law, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan. 5 May 1997. Letter faxed to the DIRB.

The Fresno Bee. 26 July 1994. Valley Edition. (Hunt for Survivors in Explosion Ends.( (NEXIS)

Response to Information Request JOR21984.E. 28 September 1995. Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB).

The New York Times. 1 August 1994. Jan Hoffman. (Courts in Jordan: A Fugitive's Prospects.( (NEXIS)

_____. 26 July 1994. Todd S. Purdum. Late Edition. (Jordan Vows Swift Ruling On Custody.( (NEXIS)

The Record. 28 July 1994. John Cichowski. All Editions. (Custody Struggle Follows Slaying; Homecoming? Islamic Experts Predict Kids Return.( (NEXIS)

_____. 3 August 1994. Seamus McGraw. All Editions. (Jordanian Prosecutor Moves Slowly on Slaying Suspect Awaiting Police Reports in Parsippany Case.( (NEXIS)

Tahir Mahmood. 1995. Statutes of Personal Law in Islamic Countries: History, Texts and Analysis. New Delhi: India and Islam Research Council, pp. 129-136.