http://7daysindubai.com/extremists-hijac...ia-summit/

I'm sure she'll ultimately be ignored, but it is a nice read.

Quote:“Well, our silence speaks volumes. We are complicit in their success. If ever there was a time to tap into that indignation… it is now.

Quote:“Our strategy must be long-term. And that starts by investing in quality education for all…

“And let me emphasise one point. When I said, ‘quality education for all’, I meant girls as well as boys. Because educated girls strengthen their nations’ economies… they prioritise the health and education of their own children… and they help to build stable societies more resilient to radicalisation. Why else would Boko Haram, the Taliban and ISIS be so afraid of girls with books?

“Education reform doesn’t come cheap. But the price of ignorance is far, far greater.”

Sacrilege to post about the Queen of Jordan without a pic.

Isn't she American by birth?

(11-19-2014 01:56 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Isn't she American by birth?

She was born in Kuwait.

I'd put a little American in her though.

(11-19-2014 01:58 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-19-2014 01:56 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Isn't she American by birth?

She was born in Kuwait.

I'd put a little American in her though.

OK. I looked it up, it was the former Queen.

(11-19-2014 02:00 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  

(11-19-2014 01:58 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-19-2014 01:56 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Isn't she American by birth?

She was born in Kuwait.

I'd put a little American in her though.

OK. I looked it up, it was the former Queen.

Right - Queen Noor, who was married to Hussein and is step-mother to the current king, Abdullah. Noor's father was Syrian and her mother was an American of Swedish descent, but she grew up in the US.

Rania's parents are Palestinian, but she grew up in Kuwait.

Both are stunning.

I hope the people in the middle east listen because she is 100% correct.

(11-19-2014 01:58 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-19-2014 01:56 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Isn't she American by birth?

She was born in Kuwait.

I'd put a little American in her though.

About 3 times a day, Dayum, hot.

(11-19-2014 04:35 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(11-19-2014 01:58 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(11-19-2014 01:56 PM)QuestionSocratic Wrote:  Isn't she American by birth?

She was born in Kuwait.

I'd put a little American in her though.

About 3 times a day, Dayum, hot.

She's 44!!!!! I know photos can be touched up to make you look better than you actually do, but damn she still looks better than most 44 year old celebrities I see that are getting the same treatment.

Must be the hot dry air.

Woah woah woah....conservatives....lauding praise onto a Middle-Eastern, likely non-Christian, Monarch, that's a WOMAN!?!?!

(11-19-2014 05:04 PM)ummechengr Wrote:  Woah woah woah....conservatives....lauding praise onto a Middle-Eastern, likely non-Christian, Monarch, that's a WOMAN!?!?!

yep and her quote is spot on as to why liberals take some of their stances.

Conservatives love great Women and if the looks are a 10, all the better.

Curious to know if the Queen was speaking in English or not. Many national/political leaders from that part of the world have one "message" in English for Western audiences/media, and then a very different message while speaking in Arabic or some other non-Western language.

Also curious to know if she called out ISIS (or some similar group) specifically by name, or merely spoke against unidentified "extremists" or something like that.

(11-20-2014 08:06 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Curious to know if the Queen was speaking in English or not. Many national/political leaders from that part of the world have one "message" in English for Western audiences/media, and then a very different message while speaking in Arabic or some other non-Western language.

Also curious to know if she called out ISIS (or some similar group) specifically by name, or merely spoke against unidentified "extremists" or something like that.

The Jordanian leadership has generally been consistent and moderate. I think they are just as repressive as their peers in the region - especially towards Islamists, but I don't see a lot of mixed messages coming from Jordan.

(11-20-2014 09:35 AM)I45owl Wrote:  The Jordanian leadership has generally been consistent and moderate. I think they are just as repressive as their peers in the region - especially towards Islamists, but I don't see a lot of mixed messages coming from Jordan.

I basically agree with that. Even so, I'm reminded of a phrase oft-used by Reagan: "Trust, but verify."