King Abdullah And Queen Rania - discussing their projects

[amina1]

It is not true that arabs in general don't respect marriage, now a days only few rich people like to marry and divorce, and a lot of them do have stable families with one wife only.

[Banadoora]

Originally posted by trish79nl@Jan 31st, 2004 - 4:23 pm
Well, I personally think the wife of Hamzah, princess noor, doesn't have enough power to support her husband in this dificult role, but I do think prince Hamzah is qualified for being a good king, so that is going to be a bit of a problem.

I'm going to have to disagree here. If Prince Hamzah chose her to be his wife, then he must truly believe that she's very capable of being a queen. And I trust that he knows what he's doing. For someone in his position, getting married isn't just about being in love. His wife will have to be fit enough to be a queen someday. I'm sure he took that into consideration before he got married.

I like Princess Noor. I think that she's still young, but she'll grow to be a great woman someday. Prince Hamzah surely sees that in her.

[madonna23]

i think noor will make a wonderful queen - but only if she is crowned when she is MUCH older. if you look at rania, for example, she didn't have that "queen" quality right when she became a princess. in fact, in her pictures, she looked very shy, quiet and even uninterested. obviously she has changed a lot. so i think only time will tell what kind of queen noor will make. it's unfair to judge her so quickly.

[Monalisa]

Originally posted by madonna23@Apr 25th, 2004 - 4:50 pm
i think noor will make a wonderful queen - but only if she is crowned when she is MUCH older. if you look at rania, for example, she didn't have that "queen" quality right when she became a princess. in fact, in her pictures, she looked very shy, quiet and even uninterested. obviously she has changed a lot. so i think only time will tell what kind of queen noor will make. it's unfair to judge her so quickly.

I agree with you Madonna,i think that Noor will make a beautiful queen,she doesn't have a classic beauty,but has a charisma that queen rania doesn't have,although her big transformation

[Banadoora]

Originally posted by Monalisa+Apr 25th, 2004 - 5:34 pm--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Monalisa @ Apr 25th, 2004 - 5:34 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-madonna23@Apr 25th, 2004 - 4:50 pm
i think noor will make a wonderful queen - but only if she is crowned when she is MUCH older.&nbsp; if you look at rania, for example, she didn't have that "queen" quality right when she became a princess.&nbsp; in fact, in her pictures, she looked very shy, quiet and even uninterested.&nbsp; obviously she has changed a lot.&nbsp; so i think only time will tell what kind of queen noor will make.&nbsp; it's unfair to judge her so quickly.

I agree with you Madonna,i think that Noor will make a beautiful queen,she doesn't have a classic beauty,but has a charisma that queen rania doesn't have,although her big transformation [/b][/quote]
You don't have to be beautiful to be a queen. You have to have charisma, and a genuine love for your country and your people, among many, many other qualities.

[Monalisa]

Originally posted by Banadoora+Apr 25th, 2004 - 5:35 pm--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Banadoora @ Apr 25th, 2004 - 5:35 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I agree with you Madonna,i think that Noor will make a beautiful queen,she doesn't have a classic beauty,but has a charisma that queen rania doesn't have,although her big transformation

You don't have to be beautiful to be a queen. You have to have charisma, and a genuine love for your country and your people, among many, many other qualities. [/b][/quote]
Well,i see that she has the charisma,but can't help how she could work for her country and people,waiting

[Bubbette]

Originally posted by Banadoora+Apr 25th, 2004 - 4:07 pm--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Banadoora @ Apr 25th, 2004 - 4:07 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-trish79nl@Jan 31st, 2004 - 4:23 pm
Well, I personally think the wife of Hamzah, princess noor, doesn't have enough power to support her husband in this dificult role, but I do think prince Hamzah is qualified for being a good king, so that is going to be a bit of a problem.

I'm going to have to disagree here. If Prince Hamzah chose her to be his wife, then he must truly believe that she's very capable of being a queen. And I trust that he knows what he's doing. For someone in his position, getting married isn't just about being in love. His wife will have to be fit enough to be a queen someday. I'm sure he took that into consideration before he got married.

I like Princess Noor. I think that she's still young, but she'll grow to be a great woman someday. Prince Hamzah surely sees that in her. [/b][/quote]
Given the incidence of divorce in the JRF, I think he could easily find someone else if she weren't suitable.

[Banadoora]

Originally posted by Bubbette@Apr 25th, 2004 - 9:40 pm
Given the incidence of divorce in the JRF, I think he could easily find someone else if she weren't suitable.

True. But let's not start thinking about that now. I get the feeling that Hamzah would want to learn from his father's mistakes, and I'm sure that Noor's learned from her parents too. I really hope that they stay together.

[Lyle]

I have to agree that I really don't think that Hamzah will ever become king...I have to believe that it will end up being a situation where Abdullah ends up chosing his oldest son to carry on the dynasty rather than his brother. If I were king I would much rather be succeeded by my son than my half-brother.

[Josefine]

here you go a new thread all about King Abdullah and Queen Rania

you can find the old thread at this link

[micas]

Jordan's Queen Rania shakes hands with wellwishers as she takes part in an anti-terrorism protest which drew more than 250,000 people 29 April 2004 in Amman, following Jordan's disclosure it had foiled an attack that could have cost tens of thousands of lives. The demonstration was organised by trade unions and a number of political parties to condemn the suspected Al-Qaeda chemical bombing plot that Jordanian authorities announced earlier this week they had foiled

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[micas]

French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie (L) talks to Jordan's Queen Rania during their meeting in Amman 26 April 2004. Alliot-Marie is on official visit to Jordan to attend the international conference and military trade fair.

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Is my impretion or this theard is very abandoned
Sundly arrive a ocean of protest againste Queen Rania and stop post from her

[Josefine]

Originally posted by micas@Apr 29th, 2004 - 6:40 pm

Is my impretion or this theard is very abandoned
Sundly arrive a ocean of protest againste Queen Rania and stop post from her

I do not understand what you mean... I started an other thread becouse the other was getting to long.

[Bubbette]

What a different look for her! She looks great. Pathetic that this foiled attack really hasn't made the news here in the US. But what could the French Defense minister possibly have to say to her? I mean what was that meeting all about?

[micas]

If you realise in is a lot of people saing bad of her and do that in her theard

[tanya]

can anyone post interviews that rania has given or post links to interviews that rania has given? I would love to see what rania has to say

[tanya]

I met his majesty king abdullah when he was just prince what a great guy. warm funny very down to earth he tried to teach me how to ride a bike and he threw me in the air and caught me. I also met faisal and Ali. Ali was really really nice I saw him when I was a teenager and he was also really nice then too. King Hussein asked me to call him uncle hussein and he always had a hug for me and a kind word to say to me. I'll be honest though I didnt like Noor I thought she was pushy and tried to hard to make everyone like her.

[wymanda]

Originally posted by tanya@May 3rd, 2004 - 9:04 am
I met his majesty king abdullah when he was just prince what a great guy. warm funny very down to earth he tried to teach me how to ride a bike and he threw me in the air and caught me. I also met faisal and Ali. Ali was really really nice I saw him when I was a teenager and he was also really nice then too. King Hussein asked me to call him uncle hussein and he always had a hug for me and a kind word to say to me. I'll be honest though I didnt like Noor I thought she was pushy and tried to hard to make everyone like her.

How wonderful to get input from someone who has actually met these people!

It is great to know that my impressions of King Abdullah are correct and that he is the warm, down to earth man I thought he was.

[Sean.~]

Originally posted by wymanda+May 2nd, 2004 - 9:37 pm--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (wymanda @ May 2nd, 2004 - 9:37 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-tanya@May 3rd, 2004 - 9:04 am
I met his majesty king abdullah when he was just prince what a great guy. warm funny very down to earth he tried to teach me how to ride a bike and he threw me in the air and caught me. I also met faisal and Ali. Ali was really really nice I saw him when I was a teenager and he was also really nice then too. King Hussein asked me to call him uncle hussein and he always had a hug for me and a kind word to say to me.* I'll be honest though I didnt like Noor I thought she was pushy and tried to hard to make everyone like her.

How wonderful to get input from someone who has actually met these people!

It is great to know that my impressions of King Abdullah are correct and that he is the warm, down to earth man I thought he was. [/b][/quote]

Hi Wymanda :))

It's great to hear your views on JRF! :flower: I just want you to know that I respect your position. However, in my own view, just because a person is warm to one individual (paritcularly someone he knows), does not automatically mean that he or she is warm to everyone. More importantly, warmth displayed to one person in a social setting does not necessarily make one a good leader. After all, there are people who knew Saddam Hussein who could say the same thing about him. But we know his leadership and his polices were...um...questionable.

In any case, speaking for myself, I could care less if Abdullah 's charisma or warmth. But that's just my own position. I'm more concerned with more substantive things like his regimes policies. If he was a European monarch with little political power, my position would be different.

Take Care.

[Lyonnaise]

MAY 3: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger &reg; talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II (L) at Abdullah's Al Barakeh palace May 3, 2004 in Amman, Jordan. Later the leaders had lunch together at the palace. (Photo by John Decker-Pool/Getty Images)

King Abdullah and Ahhhnold