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Queen Rania of Jordan

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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of. Queen Rania of Jordan. Rania Al Abdullah (Arabic: رانيا العبد الله‎ Rānyā al-‘abdu l-Lāh) (born Rania al Yassin on 31 August 1970) is the Queen consort of Jordan. Personal life[edit] She was ranked as the most beautiful consort (or first lady) in the world by Harpers and Queen magazine in 2011.[2] Areas of work[edit] Since her marriage, Queen Rania has used her position to advocate for various sectors of society in Jordan and beyond.

Domestic agenda[edit] Education and health[edit] Over the past few years, Queen Rania has launched, championed, and given patronage to several initiatives in education and learning. In July 2005, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the King and Queen launched an annual teachers’ award, the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education.[3][4] The Queen is Chairperson of Jordan's first interactive children's museum. Community empowerment[edit] Queen Rania's first venture was the establishment of the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) in 1995.

Youth[edit] Global agenda[edit] Online[edit] QueenRania's Channel. Rania Al Abdullah (QueenRania)... Splash Page | Queen Rania. Queen of Jordan Calls on Blogger Friends. This morning in her address to LeWeb conference attendees, her majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan asked the audience, "Did Michael Jackson change the fate of the green revolution? " While CNN was slow to report on this year's Iranian election protests, Twitter became a powerful news vehicle. Nevertheless, after a week of "Tehran" as Twitter's top trending topics, Michael Jackson's sudden death quickly replaced it. Interested in the power of activism and social change, Queen Rania tweeted the question, "Can the real-time web change the world? " Inundated with answers, the Queen was surprised to find that 60% of those who replied answered no. As one way to rally netizens to participate in life-changing social action, Rania called upon today's attendees to join in her mission of universal education for children.

In participation with the 1Goal project, the Queen appealed to bloggers for their help. Said Rania, "The classroom can be a chrysalis for change...