King Abdullah & Queen Rania Current Events 24: June 9 - September 13, 2007

[asturiana]

Originally Posted by salma

27-06-2007 Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, along with three of her children, Princess Iman and Salma and Prince Hashem, joined members of the Young Presidents Organization and their families for a preview of an episode Ben and Izzy
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Thanks Salma.
I like to see Queen Rania with her children, she looks stunning and her blouse is beautiful. Prince Hashem is very cute .

[Godiva]

Queen Rania challenges Western perceptions of Islam, Arab women and regional conflicts

''Tallberg, Sweden, June 28 (Petra)-- Speaking at the Tallberg Forum in Sweden, Thursday, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah challenged the Western perceptions of Arab women, Islam and conflicts in the region, and warned "failure to appreciate the other side's point of view is a greater barrier to communication than speaking different languages"....''
''......Delivering the keynote address to an audience of over 1,000 attendees, including Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria; Princess Deema bint Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Soud; Bo Ekman, Chairman of the Tallberg Foundation; and other high profile European personalities, Queen Rania warned, "the longer we wait to build genuine multicultural understanding, the more human nature will be degraded by ignorance, suspicion, and fear"....'' (Petra News Agency)

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[Godiva]

Originally Posted by Godiva

Queen Rania challenges Western perceptions of Islam, Arab women and regional conflicts

''Tallberg, Sweden, June 28 (Petra)-- Speaking at the Tallberg Forum in Sweden, Thursday, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah challenged the Western perceptions of Arab women, Islam and conflicts in the region, and warned "failure to appreciate the other side's point of view is a greater barrier to communication than speaking different languages"....''
''......Delivering the keynote address to an audience of over 1,000 attendees, including Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria; Princess Deema bint Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Soud; Bo Ekman, Chairman of the Tallberg Foundation; and other high profile European personalities, Queen Rania warned, "the longer we wait to build genuine multicultural understanding, the more human nature will be degraded by ignorance, suspicion, and fear"....'' (Petra News Agency)

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[rchainho]

Rania will be in Lisbon to promote Petra as a 7th beauty of the world. Can be the show in TVI.

[micas]

Rania, came to my contry, wonderful, just wonderful!!!

[chelsea]

Has this been announced somewhere? When will she be there?

[rchainho]

in portuguese television TVI.

all 7 new beauties of the world won.

[chelsea]

Looks like Rania didn't attend the ceremony after all.

[Tami_T]

Originally Posted by chelsea

Looks like Rania didn't attend the ceremony after all.

She didn't attend because this vote doesn't have any official value,the 7wonders are knowen and didn't change,only ONUSCO can modify that,and this event came from a private initiative to promote soem sites....

[lil Monkey]

She did attend...who said she didn't?

[asturiana]

King to start working visit to Canada on Thursday

Amman, July 9 (Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah II starts a working visit to Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as well as other Canadian political and business leaders. (from Petra)

[asturiana]

Originally Posted by lil Monkey

She did attend...who said she didn't?

I have read that she did attend, but I didn't see pictures.
Are there pictures from the event?

[Humera]

I haven't come across any pictures. I read about the event in Jordan Times but it did not mention that Queen Rania was going to attend.

I only saw this in Petra:

Queen hails Jordanians' zeal to have Petra as one of world's New 7 Wonders

In a statement to Jordan television over the phone, Queen Rania said "His Majesty Abu Hussein (King Abdullah) and I were closely following up the national efforts and activities to promote our red rose city as a historical landmark, we are proud of. News

[Godiva]

8, July, Amman. Queen Rania attended a meeting where King called for developing of vocational training.

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''....Amman, July 9 (Petra)

In recognition of Her Majesty Queen Rania's efforts in family protection and in presence of Queen Rania herself, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that it will accredit Jordan's National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) as a center for cooperation, prevention and protection of family violence The center will be the first of its kind in the East Mediterranean region.
Following the announcement Queen Rania, who is chair of NCFA, unveiled the plaque that symbolizes partnership between WHO and the council and launched Jordan's report on health and violence. The report was prepared in response to WHO's call which has also issued the 2002 world report on health and violence to assess the problem of family violence at the local, regional and international levels.....'' (Petra News Agency).

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[asturiana]

Originally Posted by Humera

I haven't come across any pictures. I read about the event in Jordan Times but it did not mention that Queen Rania was going to attend.

I read in the german and spanish news that she was guest of honour, but it's strange that there are no pictures .
Thanks Godiva for the pictures .

[bbb]

perhaps for security reasons they don't make alot of appearances public until after the event. it is strange didn't have photos and articles about such a good cause. i love QR she's one of the hardest working royals in so many important areas.

[Claudia Lisa Remy]

Originally Posted by asturiana

King to start working visit to Canada on Thursday

Amman, July 9 (Petra)-- His Majesty King Abdullah II starts a working visit to Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as well as other Canadian political and business leaders. (from Petra)

wheRE.... i AM GUESSING hE WILL BE GOING TO oTTAWA. Will he be going alone or will the queen attend too.... LOve to know more info....Thanks
Glad to know. Wonder if they would ever come to Canada...

[Humera]

Queen Rania stresses importance of increasing opportunities for women

AMMAN (Petra) — Her Majesty Queen Rania, honorary president of the Arab Women Labour Affairs Committee (AWLAC), underlined on Wednesday the need to increase job openings for women and raise their awareness about joining the labour market.
During a meeting with the AWLAC members, she stressed the importance of cooperation among Arab countries to expand women’s participation in the labour market.
The meeting, attended by Labour Minister Bassem Salem and Arab Labour Organisation Director General Ahmad Lukman, was within the AWLAC programme which began here on Tuesday. Jordan Times

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Queen inaugurates JRF’s 12th Annual Handicrafts Exhibition

AMMAN (JT) — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Wednesday opened the Jordan River Foundation’s (JRF) 12th Annual Handicrafts Exhibition.
The event, held every year, brings together women from the Al Karama, Bani Hamida and Wadi Al Ryan projects to exhibit their exquisite creations, which are made from the raw materials of their respective areas.
The aim of the exhibition is to support the project’s beneficiaries by showcasing their creative work.
The income-generating handicraft projects fall under the auspices of the Community Empowerment Programme (CEP), and form part of JRF’s commitment to sustainable human development through empowering communities, especially women.
Over 2,000 families have so far benefited from these projects. Jordan Times

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[Adamari]

Originally Posted by Claudia Lisa Remy

wheRE.... i AM GUESSING hE WILL BE GOING TO oTTAWA. Will he be going alone or will the queen attend too.... LOve to know more info....Thanks
Glad to know. Wonder if they would ever come to Canada...

They actually made a state visit to Canada in May 1999, soon after ascending the throne. If you look on his website, King Abdullah II Official Website - King Of The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan, you will find copies of the speeches he made May 13-14. I also remember seeing a photo in the newspaper at the time of them riding in an open carriage with two Mounties sitting on an elevated bench behind them.

[Godiva]

July, 10.

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Asturiana, you are welcome!!