Queen Rania

ICON : QUEEN RANIA

Dah bertahun ku dengar tentang Ratu ini... sejak berkahwin dgn Putera Jordan sehingga baginda menjadi Permaisuri Jordan sehinggalah kini setelah 4 cahaya mata dan masih giat menjalankan kegiatan dalam kebajikan dan memperjuangkan hak wanita dan cuba memberi gambaran positif tentang Islam kepada dunia. Mungkin ramai yg tak setuju dgn pendekatan yg diambil termasuk kelantangan bersuara dalam menghapuskan amalan lapuk yg menjadi label keganasan dlm islam iaitu "Honour Killing" yg menindas hak wanita di sesetgh negara Islam.

Aku mula tertarik mengetahui tentang Ratu ini setelah menonton dokumentari ttg "Honour Killing" beberapa thn lalu. Sedikit sebanyak aku ada ikuti perkembangan aktiviti2 yang dilakukan untuk rakyat Jordan dan dunia. Boleh ku katakan ini antara 'suara' wanita yg dunia akan dengar dan ambil kira.

I'm writing this entry about Q.Rania coz this morning i saw a pic of her with some children in India... there were no red carpets, no royal welcome. Insteaof all those luxury... there were cow dunk, chickens running wild, dirty narrow alley and yes, the 'aroma' that has been haunting the Klang Valley residents last week thru our SYABAS water supply (btw, what happened? forgiven & forgotten, already?).


Here's the link to her official website :

QUEEN RANIA Official Site

Here are some excerpts from her speeches (some of which i read)...



“If we want to overcome our difficulties, we must accept our responsibilities. It will not help to wring our hands, point fingers or clench our fists. I believe our people can shape our fate… but first, we all must participate.”

“Today I want to focus more on what we, as civil society, can do… because I fear that for whatever reason, instead of a culture of participation, we have bred a culture of expectation. We’ve forgotten that the helping hand we need is at the end of our own arm. Instead, too often, we wait for leaders, governments, or even outsiders to set the agenda.”
-"The power of persuasion"
Jeddah Economic Forum - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jan. 18, 2004-


"...it was a great, great shock to us, because although we live in a turbulent neighborhood, Jordan has always been a very secure and stable place, and we’d never seen that kind of attack before in our history. So it came as a great shock to Jordanians. At the same time though, what doesn’t kill you kind of makes you stronger, so we saw a great deal of resilience, we saw a great deal of unity among the people and outrage at the attacks and condemnation. So it very much united everybody against extremism and strengthened the resolve towards peace. I am very proud of the way that Jordan has come through this and I think it’s given us a great deal of self confidence that we were able to go through such a traumatic experience and come out of it strong."
-Answering question about the post attack environment.
CNN. Jan. 28, 2006-



“Empowering women today is, perhaps, the single greatest legacy we can bestow upon our children. Our daughters, watching in admiration, will be inspired to emulate our initiatives and excel in their chosen fields. Our sons, proud of the positive changes they see not only in their families but also in society, will recognize the value of empowering women. Ultimately, we will all benefit from a more cohesive and active global community, renowned for respecting each other and proud of the strong foundations it has built, together.”
-From the Empower Women, section of the official site-