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	Official Website of Her Majesty Queen Noor - Personal Profile
		Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan is an international humanitarian activist and an outspoken voice on issues of world peace and justice.
		In 2004 and 2005 Queen Noor, an expert advisor to the United Nations traveled to Central Asia to advocate for adoption and implementation of the Ottawa Treaty throughout the region and for multi-sectoral commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Tajikistan.
		Queen Noor is actively involved in a number of international organizations advancing global peace-building and conflict recovery.
	www.noor.gov.jo /personal_profile.htm (1014 words)

	HM Queen Noor's Résumé
		The National Music Conservatory was initiated by Queen Noor in 1985 to develop accomplished musicians in classical Arabic and Western music, to foster music appreciation and to promote teacher training and public school music curricula in Jordan.
		His Majesty the late King Hussein entrusted Queen Noor with the establishment and chairmanship of a National Task Force for Children in July 1995 to sustain and consolidate Jordan’s achievements for its children and to address emerging challenges.
		The Queen is President of Journey of a Lifetime Trust in the UK and a member of the honorary Global Committed of the Center for Development and Population Activities.
	www.go.com.jo /QNoorjo/main/resume.htm (1419 words)

	Queen Noor
		He named her Noor, the "light." This is a book about the joys and the struggles of being married to a beloved King.
		Although the book is primarily a tribute to her husband, it also opens the mind to expand our awareness to matters outside of the U.S. King Hussein was a man of peace to the end of his days, he worked toward that goal.
		Queen Noor was also very instrumental in bring education, strengthening women's rights, and helping to change ideologies of the country.
	www.nderf.org /queen_noor.htm (489 words)

	Queen Noor Bio - Queen Noor Biography - Queen Noor Stories
		Her Majesty Queen Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23 of 1951, to an Arab-American family distinguished for its public service.
		Queen Noor is Honorary Chair of the McGill Middle East Program in Civil Society and Peace Building, which brings together Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis to improve the living conditions of the region's poor.
		The Queen is a Trustee of the Mentor Foundation, a global youth drug abuse prevention initiative, President of Journey of a Lifetime Trust in the U.K., and a member of the honorary Global Committee of the Center for Development and Population Activities.
	www.tv.com /queen-noor/person/191455/biography.html (1814 words)

	Queen Noor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Queen Noor is also the founder and chair of the King Hussein Foundation International, a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in 1999 to promote and build on King Hussein’s humanitarian vision and legacy.
		Queen Noor is actively involved in a number of international organizations advancing global peace-building and conflict recovery, and advises the United Nations on these issues.
		In recognition of her efforts to advance development, democracy, and peace, Queen Noor has been awarded numerous international awards and honorary doctorates in international relations, law, and humane letters.
	bio2007.org /Attendees/educational_sessions/QueenNoor.htm (316 words)

	NAPF Programs: Awards & Contests: World Citizenship Award:2000 Honoree -Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
		Her Majesty Queen Noor al Hussein of Jordan was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23, 1952 to a distinguished Arab-American family.
		In 1984 Queen Noor assumed responsibility for the implementation of an educational project to commemorate His Majesty King Hussein's Silver Jubilee and in 1993 established the Jubilee School, an independent coeducational secondary school.
		In 1999 the King Hussein Foundation was established and chaired by Queen Noor, dedicated to give meaningful expression to the late King's humanitarian vision and legacy with emphasis on democracy and peace, education and leadership, environment and health.
	www.wagingpeace.org /menu/programs/awards-&-contests/wca-award/2000-wca_queen-noor.htm (4025 words)

	ReadingGroupGuides.com - Leap of Faith by Queen Noor
		In Leap of Faith, Queen Noor speaks with eloquence and candor about her journey from a naïve young bride navigating the intricacies of a royal court to a mother, humanitarian activist, and partner to a monarch.
		Queen Noor admits that she agonized over her decision of whether or not to marry King Hussein.
		When Queen Noor told her family of her decision to marry King Hussein, her mother and father were both concerned for her future but for different reasons.
	www.readinggroupguides.com /guides3/leap_of_faith1.asp (906 words)

	On Campus: Queen Noor Bridges the United States and Arab World
		November 2003 — Queen Noor of Jordan said during a visit to Trinity University that she feels privileged to be able to walk comfortably in both the Western and Arab worlds and would like to be considered a bridge between the two cultures.
		Born in the United States to an Arab-American family, Queen Noor in 1978 married King Hussein, who was considered a moderate voice in the Middle East until he died in 1999.
		Ayyat said she was “ecstatic” to have gotten the chance to visit with the queen, whom she considers a role model.
	www.trinity.edu /departments/public_relations/on_campus/queen_noor (492 words)

	People
		In far-ranging, candid interviews, the Queen talks about her integration into Jordanian society, the causes she embraced and the barriers she had to overcome, and the fairy tale romance that ended with the death of her husband early in 1999.
		In Jordan, Queen Noor initiates, directs, and sponsors projects and activities which respond to specific national needs in the areas of education, women and children's welfare, integrated community development, human rights, environmental and architectural conservation, culture, and public architecture and planning.
		Queen Noor is an active patron of several national institutions working in the areas of women's welfare, child development, health, humanitarian relief work, environmental and archaeological conservation and protection, the arts, aviation, and athletics.
	www.habiba.org /people.html (2813 words)

	UNU/ILA Advisory Committee - Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In Jordan, Queen Noor has initiated, directed and sponsored projects and activities responding to specific national needs in the areas of education, women and children's welfare, community development, human rights, conflict resolution, environmental and architectural conversation, culture, and public architecture and planning.
		Queen Noor is Honorary Chair of the McGill Middle East Programme in Civil Society and Peace Building, which brings together Jordanians, Israelis and Palestinians to improve the living conditions to the region's poor.
		Queen Noor is Patron and Honorary Chair of the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN) and a member of the international advisory of the Nobel Prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBBL).
	www.la.unu.edu /about_adv_qnoor.asp (462 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Queen Noor - Leap Of Faith: Memoirs Of An Unexpected Life at Epinions.com
		Queen Noor al Hussein (which means The Light of Hussein in Arabic) merely glosses over her days as Lisa Halaby in the early chapters of this book in favor of describing her experience of "culture shock" after her marriage to King Hussein of Jordan.
		(Noor describes her own naivete surrounding these court intrigues during the period of their highly-unusual courtship - since the court of Hussein was Muslim, it was unusual for Hussein to court any woman at all, the Muslim custom being to arrange marriages.
		In this sense, Noor actually presents a picture of a life of privilege - one in which women are allowed to travel freely, and often do not wear the head coverings or other trappings of Islamic femininity common in less-privleged areas.
	www.epinions.com /content_99135819396 (1054 words)

	Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
		Her Majesty Queen Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on 23 August 1951, to a distinguished Arab-American family.
		In Jordan, Queen Noor initiates, directs and sponsors projects and activities which respond to specific national needs in the areas of education, women and children’s welfare, integrated community development, human rights, environmental and architectural conservation, culture, and public architecture and planning.
		Queen Noor is an active patron of several national institutions working in the areas of women’s welfare, child development, health, humanitarian relief work, environmental and archaeological conservation and protection, the arts, aviation, and athletics.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /queen_noor.html (712 words)

	Noor: Let's reclaim Mother's Day for peace - CNN.com
		Editor's note: Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan is an international humanitarian activist, a leading voice on issues of world peace and justice, and honorary chair of Rediscover Mother's Day
		Queen Noor's observation -- "That is why the position of women is the best marker of a country's development and stability" -- lies at the very core of why there may never be peace in the Middle East.
		Queen Noor of Jordan calls for a worldwide movement of mothers to fight for peace.
	www.cnn.com /2007/WORLD/meast/05/10/commentary.noor (1319 words)

	Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan: A Commitment to Landmine Awareness and Victim and Survivor Assistance, by Margaret S. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Her Majesty Queen Noor will be visiting Vietnam and Cambodia in October 1999 to see firsthand the plight of the landmine problem in these countries.
		It was without hesitation that HM Queen Noor agreed to become a patron of the Landmine Survivors Network at the request of founders Ken Rutherford and Jerry White in 1997.
		One of HM Queen Noor's first efforts was to host the First Regional Meeting on Landmine Injury and Rehabilitation in the Middle East in Amman, Jordan, July 1998.
	maic.jmu.edu /journal/3.3/focus/queen_noor.htm (1078 words)

	CNN - U.S.-born wife of King Hussein adopted as beloved Queen Noor - February 7, 1999
		Queen Noor was mobbed by admirers in her first appearance in days.
		Noor's parents were accompanying President Clinton to Jordan for Hussein's funeral.
		The queen, however, remained publicly aloof from most squabbles and was unshakable in her support for her husband.
	edition.cnn.com /WORLD/meast/9902/07/noor (591 words)

	Amazon.com: Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life: Books: Queen Noor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Noor gives you a view of a world you thought you knew, that will never look the same, and she paints a loving and memorable portrait of her husband, King Hussein, that will make you sorry all over again that he is no longer with us.
		Noor presents a one sided view of the Middle East that is at shockingly shallow, ignoring facts and making up new ones in pursuit of her goal of painting the more than 200 million Arabs as victims of fewer than 6 million Israelis.
		Queen Noor is someone I would love to have lunch with I think she is so fascinating in her accomplishments as a Queen to a country that most of us don't understand.
	www.amazon.com /Leap-Faith-Memoirs-Unexpected-Life/dp/0786867175 (3239 words)

	Her Majesty Queen Noor Al Hussein Of Jordan
		Queen Noor initiates, directs and sponsors projects and activities which respond to specific national needs in the areas of social welfare, mother and child health care, education, culture, women's development, environmental protection, public architecture and planning, and international understanding.
		Queen Noor is also a board member of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature.
		Queen Noor is a trustee of the Concord Academy in Massachusetts.
	www.angelfire.com /hi2/Royaltyandstuff2 (934 words)

	'Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life' by Queen Noor
		During her more than two dozen years as queen of a country that borders Iraq and Israel and is home to many Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, she learned, no doubt the hard way, to measure her words carefully lest they become a political liability to her husband.
		Bounced from school to school before graduating from Princeton with a degree in architecture (though she dropped out for a year to become a ski bum in Aspen, waiting on tables and cleaning houses), she was a loner and a dreamer who aimed for a career in journalism or the Peace Corps.
		Noor also addresses rumors, rampant during the early 1990s, of Hussein's infidelity, noting that when she confronted him, he denied it.
	www.post-gazette.com /books/reviews/20030420noor4.asp (1023 words)

	Queen Noor, Standing Alone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The speaker is Queen Noor, widow of King Hussein, still shy of 50 and now trying to redefine her life inside the Arab kingdom where she has been a centerpiece for 20 years, a "resource and a sounding board" for the man whose decisions helped shape the Middle East.
		She is a queen still but not the queen, an honor that belongs now to Rania, wife of King Abdullah II.
		But Noor is the mother of the popular crown prince, 19-year-old Hamzeh, a position that gives her a kind of derivative standing, particularly if Hamzeh emerges, as many expect he will, as a strong understudy for Abdullah.
	www.library.cornell.edu /colldev/mideast/qnoor.htm (2094 words)

	Amazon.ca: Biography: Queen Noor: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The program chronicles the Queen's life, from her childhood and education at Princeton to her marriage to King Hussein and the integration into Islamic society that followed.
		HM Queen Noor, freely emerged herself into the Jordanian culture and yet has never turned her back on America.
		It was candid (Queen Noor talks about her father's idealistic views and the pressure to live up to them and the video also makes reference to a period of strife in the couple's marriage).
	www.amazon.ca /Biography-Queen-Noor/dp/B000BF0CT8 (615 words)

	Queen Noor
		August 1951-) Queen of Jordan (1978- 1999), wife of the deceased King Hussein 1.
		Educated within architecture and urban planning, she worked with aviation planning in Jordan in the middle of the 70's.
		Queen Noor has been highly active in social and cultural activities both home in Jordan and on the international scene.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/noor.htm (83 words)

	Buy Queen Noor Theater Show Tickets - Cheap Queen Noor Theater Show Tickets At Onlineseats
		Noor, meaning "light" in Arabic, would struggle amidst her new palace life as a mother of four and stepmother to eight, while creating a working role as a humanitarian activist.
		A devoted wife, Noor diligently stood by her husband through his quest for peace with Israel and all Arab nations, and his final battle with cancer.
		Queen Noor is an active patron or president of several national institutions, which serve the Jordanian community.
	www.onlineseats.com /theater/queen-noor-tickets/index.asp (550 words)

	National Press Club -- Queen Noor
		American-born Queen Noor of Jordan may have withdrawn to the sidelines since the death in 1999 of her husband, King Hussein, but she remains active in the life of her adopted country.
		An architect, college cheerleader and anti-Vietnam protester during her youth, 49-year-old Queen Noor feels that she has been true to herself as life has taken her down a unique path.
		Queen Noor speaks Arabic, English and French and enjoys skiing, sailing, horseback riding, reading, gardening and photography.
	www.npr.org /programs/npc/2001/010308.qnoor.html (360 words)

	Augustana College: Queen Noor of Jordan Boe Forum Speaker
		Queen Noor is the seventh speaker in the Boe Forum, a lecture program launched in 1995 with a gift generated by the estates of the late Governor Nils Boe and his sister, Borghild Boe, assisted by gifts from Dr. Lois Hyslop, professor emerita of Penn State University.
		Queen Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on August 23, 1951.
		Queen Noor's presentation at Augustana is free and open to the public.
	www.augie.edu /news/pressrel/general/2000/nov/gen1_01.html (492 words)

	Queen Noor's timing
		Her husband would have approved of her writing about his worldview, said Noor, because "he had always encouraged me to share my perspective" on "his own life's work," the pursuit of harmony in the Middle East.
		In one section that seems eerily parallel to the present, Noor describes the period leading up to the Gulf War, when her husband and she pleaded internationally for nonviolence, expressing anguish over the fate of the Iraqi people should the Americans attack.
		Noor insisted in conversation that she is not "an official emissary," and the "book is not a government-sponsored book," but "some people" in Jordan's government "looked at it; I understood that would make them more comfortable." So the queen's views are not necessarily those of the government, but probably are.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/03/18/DD159384.DTL&type=printable (637 words)

	Social Pages - BOOK - Queen Noor
		It is an insight into the lives of kings and queens and leads one to discover that their lives though unexpected, are really no different from those of ordinary mortals.
		Queen Noor lived through each one of these roller coaster rides and a majority of her life was dedicated towards working for peace in the region.
		This moving memoir by Queen Noor is a highly recommended read, which inspite of it’s many difficult and deep accounts, still gives a feeling of lightness and most importantly-hope.
	www.socialpages.com.pk /107/book.asp (891 words)

	Event Archive: Queen Noor al Hussein - Commonwealth Club
		It is my privilege to introduce to you Her Majesty Queen Noor al Hussein, of the Kingdom of Jordan.
		His Majesty King Hussein and Her Majesty Queen Noor were married in Amman on June 15, 1978.
		Queen Noor directs her efforts to long-term projects concerned with the impact on the quality of life in Jordan.
	www.commonwealthclub.org /archive/20thcentury/84-03hussein-intro.html (482 words)

	Leap of Faith by Queen Noor - Women's Lit
		As she gradually took on the mantle of a queen, Noor's joys and challenges grew.
		But most of all it is a love story -- the intimate account of a woman who lost her heart to a king, and to his people.
		Queen Noor is donating proceeds from the book to the King Hussein Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization with offices in the United States and Jordan.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art11322.asp (438 words)

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