A seasoned NGO person in Jordan sent me this (she/he does not want to be identified): "I think it has officially started in Jordan. In the past few months, protests were only taking place on Fridays after the prayers and strictly around big mosques in the old town (mainly Muslim brothers and salafiyyeen). Early this morning, a group of youths blocked a main road in Jarash with burning tires. I heard on the official radio the presenter describing them as thugs.. he actually repeatedly referred to them as زعران.. I also read in one article that some of them were arrested. The article refers to them as wanted in various crimes. You can imagine how someone who is wanted, instead of hiding would get himself known by blocking roads."