We develop our beautiful planet in such a way that we brush aside the species... we risk creating a wasteland, where our aspirations will ultimately wither and die — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
We came together [with King Hussein of Jordan] because of a shared sense of idealism, of the value of service to a community far… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share
Everyone I knew, including my new friends in Jordan, expressed horror at the realities of the Holocaust. But they resented, as I was growing… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share
I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share
