Queen rania read the story to a group of children assembled for the launch. Abdullah asked yan sicard, one of ranias favorite jewelers, to. The story is based on something that happened to the queen herself when she was 5 years old. I commend her majesty queen rania for her longstanding commitment. She is dedicated to defending the welfare of children around the world. Her majesty queen rania of jordan speaks on her queenly. Queen rania of jordan led the royal contingent at the world economic forum, arriving in davos as the conference got underway. Known also as a champion of crosscultural tolerance and a campaigner for global education, her majesty collaborates with international organizations and grassroots. She is also an avid user of social media and she maintains pages on facebook, youtube, instagram and twitter. Secretarygeneral to highlight value of crosscultural understanding press release pi1929. Crown prince hussein, born june 28, 1994, who was appointed heir to the throne in july 2009.
Beautiful queen rania of jordan beautiful women pedia. Since marrying the now king of jordan in 1993, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, crosscultural dialogue and microfinance. In 2002, her majesty joined the board of directors of the international youth foundation based in baltimore, maryland, usa. The sources said thursday that those offers would have gone directly to the u. Jordans queen rania rejects offer to publish hebrew. I went to an international school, and i used to go every day and at lunchtime i would proudly open my lunch box to find my hummus sandwich, she says. The sandwich swap by queen rania al abdullah hyperion 32 pp. Her majesty queen rania al abdullah of jordan read from her childrens book, the sandwich swap, during a stop friday at highlands elementary school in naperville. Proceeds from the book support madrasati, one of her majestys initiatives to rejuvenate disadvantaged public schools in jordan. Queen rania al abdullah is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Queen rania al abdullah generally travels from ammanjordan and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote. Queen rania has also published four childrens books to date, inspired by her own experiences as a child.
This led to the launch, in 1998, of jrfs child safety program, which addresses the immediate needs of children at risk from abuse and initiated a longterm campaign to increase public awareness. Queen rania of jordan on religion and the role of women in. Whenever i meet people during my travels, its understandable that when it comes to the middle east, peoples geography gets foggy, but when i mention jordan, peoples faces light up, oh, queen rania. The book, which was published in the united states by hyperion under the title the sandwich swap for children between 4 and 8 years old, was cowritten with kelly dipucchio and illustrated by tricia tusa. An educator, human rights advocate, fashion icon and social media star, she is one of the most important figures in the arab world. The book tells the story of best friends lily and salma who play together until one day lily blurts out that salmas. Queen ranias share of proceeds from sales of the book which she cowrote with kelly dipucchio and features illustrations by tricia tusa will go to madrasati jordan, an education. The sandwich swap jordans queen rania al abdullah based childrens book the sandwich swap on a memory from her own childhood. Queen rania met thenprince of jordan, abdullah ii bin alhussein, at a dinner party in 1992. Prince charles, princess madeleine and more royals who. The opening to queen ranias first childrens picture book, the sandwich swap, 2010 getty. Since her husband, abdullah ii, became the king of jordan in 1999, queen rania of jordan has been hard at work. Her majesty queen rania al abdullah, 48 who, like the duchess of cambridge, has her every sartorial step breathlessly chronicled in the international media uses her profile and socialmedia following yes, the queen of jordan has her own.
The couple announced their engagement six months later, before tying the knot on 10 june 1993. Jordans queen rania becomes a bestselling childrens author. Her visit was sponsored by naperville unit district 203 and andersons bookshop. The book is this years selection for readers from kindergarten. April 27, 2010 queen rania al abdullah of jordan is one of the most popular royals in the world.
Finally, queen rania wrote the sandwich swap in 2010 with kelly dipucchio, which was inspired by an event from her own childhood. Queen rania of jordan, mettemarit and mathilde descend on. Jordanian queen holds court with students at naperville. It all began with a peanut butter and jelly sandwichand it ended with a hummus sandwich. She completed her primary and secondary education in kuwait and in 1991 obtained a bachelors degree in business administration from the american university in cairo. Queen did not have hebrew book offer, jordanian officials say.
Books picked for 8th year of suburban mosaic reading program. Jordanian queen writes kids book teaching tolerance, but. Follow queen rania of jordan al abdullah and explore their bibliography from s queen rania of jordan al abdullah author page. An author, wife, mother and humanitarian, she has embraced technology and new media, and. Born in kuwait to a palestinian family, she later moved to jordan for work, where she met the then prince abdullah. Why queen rania is the most listenedto woman in the. Melania trump meets queen rania of jordan daily mail online. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. T he arabic scroll tiara comes by special request from a website visitor kareem, this ones for you. Marlene, marlene, queen of mean by jane lynch picture. Her majesty queen rania alabdullah formerly rania alyasin was born in kuwait on august 31, 1970 to a notable jordanian family of palestinian origin. Also at the event were king philippe and queen mathilde of the belgians. Queen rania al abdullah speakers bureau and booking.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Her majesty queen rania of jordans the sandwich swap. Charlotte casiraghis book gives a look inside of the human mind. Michigan childrens author kelly dipucchio wrote the sandwich swap with international childrens advocate queen rania of jordan. Queen rania al abdullah of jordan launches a new childrens book on crosscultural understanding duration.
Queen rania i named honorary chairperson for global action week, 2009 26. The sandwich swap by queen rania of jordan al abdullah. Grazia arabia interviews queen rania september 01, 2015 queen rania the worlds leading visionary in an age of social inequality, polarized wealth and po. Read an excert from her majesty queen rania of jordans the sandwich swap.
In this sweet picturebook about the importance of accepting our friends for who they are, and giving new things a try, queen rania al abdullah of jordan, and her coauthor kelly dipucchio present an engaging and humorous story that quietly highlights the ways in which personal disagreements and hurt feelings can escalate into broader conflicts. In 1995, queen rania founded the jordan river foundation to help improve the lives of women and children in jordan. Queen rania, the palestinian wife of jordans king abdullah ii counts 1,509,885 followers on twitter, making her by far the most popular arab tweeter, according to arabian businessa dubaibased. The sandwich swap is a new york times bestseller, reaching the number one spot for childrens books in may 2010. This tiara was created for queen rania of jordan in 2005, at the special request of king abdullah. Fame, fortune, and glamour, whats more fascinating than the w. Queen rania of jordan did not receive offers to publish her new childrens book in hebrew, official jordanian sources said.
Later in 2002, the queen became a member of the world economic forum foundation board. Ban lauds jordans queen for childrens book on cross. To help teach tolerance, queen rania has written a new childrens book, the sandwich swap. Jordans queen rania becomes a bestselling childrens author may 07, 2010 12. A cultural food fight between gooey peanut butter and jelly and icky hummus sandwiches leads to global acceptance at least at the gradeschool level in a colourful picture book launched today by queen rania of jordan and united nations childrens fund eminent advocate for children. Queen rania of jordan has turned down several offers to publish a hebrew version of a childrens book she recently wrote. The jordan river children program jrcp was developed by queen rania to place childrens welfare above political agendas and cultural taboos. Her majesty queen rania al abdullah of jordan will visit united nations headquarters on 27 april to launch a new childrens book on crosscultural understanding. Melania trump puts on a chic show in an emerald dress as she meets queen rania of jordan at the white house, before visiting a local school with the. Queen rania of jordan has written multiple childrens books inspired by her children and her late fatherinlaw.
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