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 | | She kept a low profile for the first few months of her new, married life, not, she insists, because she was in hiding, but because it gave her a chance to get to know her people before they knew her. |
 | | Assad’s commitment to improve education standards was further emphasised during her first visit back to the UK as the president’s wife in December 2002, when she discussed literacy programmes with ministers from the department for education and skills. |
 | | It was a two-day meeting, attended by the first ladies of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan and Bahrain, as well as the sister of King Mohammed VI of Morocco. |
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