Queen Noor of Jordan

Of course, in our country, developing in a region with somewhat conservative traditions, women were desperately needed to be more engaged -…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon,…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

A more just world is possible.

— Queen Noor of Jordan

In some extreme cases, women are constrained by what can only be described as pre-Islamic, misogynistic approaches to the role of women…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

The idea of public service was instilled in me by watching my father, who shared that he was far more fulfilled in…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

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

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

King Hussein of Jordan dedicated his life - I witnessed it in his sleeping as well as waking hours - to trying…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

One thing that keeps me awake at night: I am a mother and, I have to confess with great delight, a grandmother…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

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

I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones.…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

I had never imagined myself, nor aspired to be, a member of a royal family. I wanted to be in the Peace…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

We came together [with King Hussein of Jordan] because of a shared sense of idealism, of the value of service to a…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

Everyone I knew, including my new friends in Jordan, expressed horror at the realities of the Holocaust. But they resented, as I…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees.

— Queen Noor of Jordan

The killing of innocent people is a sin.

— Queen Noor of Jordan

In the poorest countries...it is women who are the key to breaking out of poverty...and preparing another generation for...leading their countries into…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.

— Queen Noor of Jordan

The Koran says the killing of an innocent, the taking of an innocent life, is tantamount to killing all of mankind.

— Queen Noor of Jordan

I pretty much always feel gratitude. I thank God throughout the day.

— Queen Noor of Jordan

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

War over water would be an ultimate obscenity. And yet, unfortunately it is conceivable... Water has been a source over so many…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

I join all of you who are advocates telling others that they can improve their lives and the quality of their lives…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

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

I work out on almost a daily basis wherever I am, but yoga brings into that equation something that is ideal for…

— Queen Noor of Jordan