If we are to prosper together in our increasingly small world, we must listen to -- and learn from each other's stories — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
There were initiatives I have remained involved with in the U.S. and in the Middle East, like the Peace Corps, which might… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
King Hussein never lost his faith, no matter how difficult and unbearable and cruel the circumstances could be. I always remember that.… — 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… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
My early childhood was spent living by the Pacific Ocean. I carry with me something imprinted by that wide, limitless horizon, which… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
You can see that in people around the world who struggle to survive with little or nothing. Whether they've been inspired by… — 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… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
I've seen it around the world, in the poorest countries and in countries riven with conflict, It is women who are the… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
Even into the 20th century, women were still struggling in the Western world for rights that Islam had granted women in the… — 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
