I join all of you who are advocates telling others that they can improve their lives and the quality of their lives and others by taking a few moments, breathing, and allowing one's whole being to become a vessel for… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
When my father began to work with President John. F.Kennedy, we moved to Washington, D.C. I was fortunate in my pre-adolescent years, as my social and political consciousness was developing, to live at the epicentre of that dynamic, idealistic, and… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
Of course, in our country, developing in a region with somewhat conservative traditions, women were desperately needed to be more engaged - socially, economically,… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
In some extreme cases, women are constrained by what can only be described as pre-Islamic, misogynistic approaches to the role of women in society.… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
The idea of public service was instilled in me by watching my father, who shared that he was far more fulfilled in his public… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
A more just world is possible. In most of the global issues, and also in so many of the development issues I'm involved in… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
I think there are always going to be fanatics and charismatic extremists who are going to be able to draw a following. — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
King Hussein of Jordan dedicated his life - I witnessed it in his sleeping as well as waking hours - to trying to break… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
One thing that keeps me awake at night: I am a mother and, I have to confess with great delight, a grandmother of five… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
The Noor Al-Hussein Foundation (Light of Al-Hussein) was created to complement my husband's efforts to advance development in the country. — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
I had never imagined myself, nor aspired to be, a member of a royal family. I wanted to be in the Peace Corps, not… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
