a lebanese-american woman named deborah kanafani, a former fiancee of one of king hussein's brothers (she didn't say which, but she is closer in age to prince hassan) and the ex wife of one of yasser arafat's advisors, is working on a documentary about queen dina. she said queen dina's marriage to king hussein was a "forced marriage." queen dina declined his proposal, but queen zein announced the marriage anyway, forcing queen dina to marry him. then queen zein became insanely jealous and hateful when queen dina's beauty, elegance, and refinement were popular among jordanians. on one of queen dina's trips to egypt to visit an ill relative, queen zein worked behind the scenes to ensure queen dina wasn't able to return to jordan. that is how her estrangement from her daughter, princess alia, came about. also the eventual divorce from king hussein. it was only when king hussein remarried (princess muna) and queen zein was assured he wouldn't remarry queen dina that queen dina was permitted to see her daughter again.
Amazon.com: Unveiled: How an American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love, and Obedience in the Middle East: Deborah Kanafani: Books
this version of events isn't widely known in jordan. if it's true, it speaks to queen zein's lack of character and heart and judgment. was she any less mentally ill than her husband?
04-24-2008, 10:40 PM
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