Król Abdullah II Jordanii obchodzi 50 urodziny - dzisiaj!

Happy Birthday  Majesty!




HM King Abdullah  duże 50 urodziny dzieli z synem ,  ktory rowniez obchodzil swoje siodme urodziny!Zdjecie zostalo wziete z facebook   Krolowej Jordanii,ktora dzieli sie swoimi zdjeciami z calym swiatem.

Jej Wysokość Królowa Rania Al Abdullah wygrała Hearts On Twitter

Zdjecia z  codziennosci Krolowej zostaly pokazane na  TWITTER .

Caly swiat interesuje sie Krolowa Jordanii.

Kobieta ktora skradla serca wszystkich ludzi.

A jordanskie dzieci i kobiety kochaja ja najbardziej.

Poniewaz stara sie ulepszyc nasz swiat .

Pierwsze oficjalne zdjęcie Rodziny Królewskiej z roku 2012

Pierwsze oficjalne zdjęcie Rodziny Królewskiej  z roku  2012,calkiem inne niz w poprzednim roku.Bylo to czarno-biale zdjecie,a te jest bardzo kolorowe i piekne.Naprawde wspaniale zdjecie.Czworka dzieci  królów Jordanii, książę Husajn, 17, Princess Iman, 15, Księżniczka Salma, 11, i książę Haszem, 7, obejmuja  swoich  rodzicow na chwilę, sa oni uśmiechnięci i czuje sie rodzinne cieplo miedzy cala rodzina..

Królowa Jordanii królowa Rania

Królowa Jordanii, królowa Rania, wyglądała pięknie i  elegancko podczas uroczystości Święta Niepodległości w Jordanii  25 maja.

Royal Flush

As they pay their respects to the House of Windsor, Arab royals may also catch a glimpse of their imperiled future.

BY SIMON HENDERSON

With heavy rain expected in London on Friday, the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton could be a meteorological disaster. Rain or shine, it could also be a political catastrophe for the Arab royal families attending as guests. The affair will feature a total of eight Arab royals. By comparison, when the groom's father, Prince Charles, married his long-time "close friend," Camilla, in 2005, there were only four Arab royal guests. When Charles married Diana in 1991, there were just two.
With an estimated 2 billion people watching on television across the world, and another 400 million on the Internet, the royal wedding also promises to be a bold statement of defiance against the Arab Spring -- and clear proof of how much the Arab royals are out of touch.
 So far, the anti-autocratic trend sweeping the Middle East has only overturned the leadership of republics -- Egypt and Tunisia. The governments next in line to fall are similarly non-monarchies -- Libya, Syria, and Yemen. Ignoring the fact that this could be a distinction without a difference, apologists for Arab royals have discretely argued that kings and emirs "know" how to rule, and that traditional methods of the open-court "majlis" have made royals aware of public discontent before it boils over. Of course, the fact that they enjoy access to massive revenues from their energy deposits has also ensured that this process remains well-oiled, so to speak.
The rich Arab monarchies are said to be scared stiff about the vulnerabilities of the less oil-rich thrones. Morocco worries them, as does the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Bahrain, too -- which is why Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sent security forces into the kingdom last month to boost the government of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa.
Some adjustments in the seating arrangements in Westminster Abbey are already in progress. On April 24, the Gulf Daily News, Bahrain's newspaper of record, announced that Bahraini Crown Prince Salman would be going to London for the event. The same day, it emerged that his trip was cancelled. With "deep regret," he announced his withdrawal due to fears that his presence would "overshadow" the event. There had been threats of (peaceful) protests in London against Bahrain's state of emergency, which was imposed in March after large-scale demonstrations threatened the Bahraini throne.
King Abdullah II of Jordan, although invited, is also not going to be in London, at least according to the published list. Whether this is because he doesn't want to leave his kingdom when Syrian tanks are laying siege to a town along the Syrian-Jordanian border or because he worries about the risk of too overt a display of the notorious regal extravagance of his wife, Queen Rania, is not clear.
The biggest contingent of Arab royals will be from the Arab Gulf states, and Salman's absence will be the only gap. The least populous state will have the most senior and also the largest presence: the giant frame of the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. (Sheikh Hamad is also the new owner of a London grocery and general store known as Harrods.) Kuwait will be represented by Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Hamoud al-Sabah, and the United Arab Emirates by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who will be arriving from Washington following discussions about the Arab Spring with President Barack Obama.
Saudi Arabia will be represented by its ambassador in London, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, who will be accompanied by his wife, Princess Fadwa. (Will her face be covered? Probably not. Will there be TV coverage of her face? Probably not.) Prince Mohammed is a slightly surprising choice. Both Prince Turki al-Faisal, then the Saudi ambassador to Britain, and Prince Bandar bin Sultan came to Prince Charles's 2005 wedding; the British heir to the throne is also close to Prince Khalid al-Faisal, the governor of Mecca. Perhaps the House of Saud, still unsure whether it has completely stamped out popular discontent in the kingdom, was leery of sending one of those more high-profile royals.
The most appropriate representative will be from Oman: Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, a relative of Sultan Qaboos and the country's minister of heritage and culture. Heritage, after all, is perhaps what this wedding is all about.
In Queen Rania's absence, the glamor in the Arab royal contingent will be provided by the wife of the emir of Qatar, the diamond-studded Sheikha Mozah, and the Moroccan representative, the red-haired Princess Lalla Salma, the wife of King Mohammed VI (who will be absent).
Let us hope it is a happy day for the bride and groom. To the Arab royals: Pay close attention to who you are sitting next to. The ruling European kings and queens now lead constitutional monarchies -- they only have formal, rather than political, power. Others no longer even have a throne. The king of Greece has lived in London since 1973. Simeon II, Bulgaria's one-time czar, returned to his homeland after the end of communism and served as an elected civilian prime minister from 2001 to 2005. Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia no longer has a country.
As the Arab world struggles for change, this bunch must be wondering if, amidst the pomp and the grand but hollow titles of their European counterparts, they are also catching a glimpse of their future.
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/04/27/royal_flush

A Royal Snub? King Abdullah and Queen Rania Not On Expected Guest List for Britain’s Royal Wedding

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If a list of the world’s recognized and beloved Monarchs/Princesses were put together it would likely read:

1. Queen Elizabeth, 2. (now) Princess Kate 3. Queen Rania.

While her husband might not possess the same magnetism and charisma, King Abdullah is a pretty well appreciated royal figure and leader in his own right. After all, he has only successfully further developed the Hashemite Kingdom Jordan into a peaceful and Western friendly country wedged between Israel/Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Egypt. Yet according to officialroyalwedding2011.org no dignitaries or representatives from the Kingdom of Jordan were included. Why then, didn’t their names appear on the official guest list for Friday’s upcoming Royal Wedding?

Surely, if the King of Tonga was invited (no disrespect to his majesty of the South Pacific Island), then King Abdullah and Queen Rania must have been extended an invitation right? After all, Jordan was an official British Protectorate until May 1946 and has maintained very close relations with the US and Great Britain. In fact King Abdullah spent a year in school in London and since ascending the throne has made several visits to London including a high profile visit last summer for bilateral talks on how to move forward with the idea of Palestinian statehood.

So why is it that when seemingly every other Monarch with even the most distant of ties to Britain’s once dominant world empire was invited, the Jordanian royal family was  not? Were they indeed snubbed?

The answer remains a enigma that few are willing to shed light on. Earlier in the day, Hannah, a member of Buckingham Palace’s press office politely refused comment saying that that Buckingham Palace left it up to individuals to answer questions regarding the wedding. A call left for the Jordan Times – Jordan’s main English language Newspaper – was not returned and several twitters to her Majesty’s official twitter account was left unanswered as well. From talking with friends in Jordan there is a sense of disappointment and even indignity. After all King Abdullah was rated the 4th most influential Muslim in the world by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center (Not to diminish the findings, but the center is based in Jordan)

What are the possible explanations then? Here are the four most likely:

1. For whatever reason, King  Abdullah and Queen Rania were indeed snubbed by Buckingham Palace. Given Britain and Jordan’s close official ties, a cold-shoulder would have to come from the British Monarchy and not the Government. This however seems highly unlikely as there is no news (not even rumors) to suggest the two Monarchies are suffering from frosty feelings.

2. The official website clearly states, “The following are all confirmed attendees at the Royal Wedding as of 23rd April 2011,” making it a possibility that King Abdullah and Queen Rania have yet to respond. Again though, this explanation is also unlikely given such a late reply would come across as rude.

3. Another possible rationale could be that Abdullah and Rania do not want to attract attention and have asked that their names be withheld to avoid the fanfare. While far more plausible such a move wouldn’t fit with the family’s style and previous record of attending events.

4. Finally, the final possibility is that with unrest all around Jordan and riots and protests breaking out inside its own borders, King Abdullah may have decided it wise to let Buckingham Palace know from the beginning that he was not interested in coming to avoid being perceived as someone tied to and more concerned with the pomp and circumstance than the difficulty economic issues facing his country. This seems to make the most sense, and although slightly damaging the honor of many proud Jordanians who seem genuinely upset that Jordan has been “snubbed,” declining the invitation could help alleviate the criticism that the King and especially Rania have come under for living an elite jet-setting life style. Nevertheless, the fact that his name never appeared on the original guest list released back in February puts holes in this theory as well.

Whatever the reason, the mystery grows. Some blogs and websites claim the Jordanian Royal family is confirmed to attend while others make it a point to highlight their absence. Whether they do end up attending  remains to be seen, however the strange silence and lack of information continues to raise questions as to why the plans of one of the world’s most glamorous royal couples are not better known

http://themideaster.com/

Does it Matter how Women get to Power?

Written by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

It's not how you've got there, it's what you do once you are. Queen Rania in Harlem, NYC

The world will have one more princess when Prince William weds Kate Middleton next year. Young girls dream of growing up to be a princess. Even grown women may secretly aspire to the hallowed status of princess in our societies, a status granted for no other reason than who her father or husband is.
Despite the fact that princesses are often seen in simplistic, caricatured Disneyesque terms, I must confess that I still tingle when I’m called “Princess” by my father or my husband, or even my female friends. It makes me feel special, unique and anointed.
A different part of me, however, is annoyed at the Kate Middletons of the world who marry into power and status and then claim the title of princess, thereby elevating themselves above us mere mortals. What exactly did she do to deserve her revered status?
Women who marry into princess-type roles – whether into royal families or rich, influential ones – are still trumpeted as powerful women. For example, the Forbes list of 100 most powerful women in the world had Michelle Obama at the top. By contrast, Angela Merkel’s husband isn’t cited as wielding power or influence, nor is Prince Philip.
Does it really matter how you get to your position of power and influence, or is it what you do with it that is more important? If you ask that question about men in positions of authority, the general answer is that how they got their power does matter. It tells us something about who they are, their motivations and their modus operandi.
We look down on men who marry into jobs, we expect them to be elected or appointed by merit not connections. And when it comes to experts we want to be sure that advice and consultancy is delivered by those with the greatest knowledge, experience and training, not the husband or son of someone.
We don’t hold women to such standards. Marriage is seen as an acceptable way to assert social authority and status. The woman need not have any of her own intrinsic merit. The upshot of this attitude is that women are judged less on their talents and more on their families and whether they are married or not. A single woman has lower social standing and respect.
Of course, once you are in a position of influence, it’s what you do with it that is important. A notable example from the recent press is Aung San Suu Kyi, who carries her father’s mantle for freedom in Burma, now known as Myanmar. The Middle East has plenty of these female advocates, too, including Queen Rania, Sheikha Mozah and Queen Noor. They are out there making a difference.
For the princesses, queens and first ladies of the world, their power is fleeting and dependent. So let’s not commend their acquisition of it through marriage or by association with their men. What we can and should commend are the activities they proactively engage in to maximise the social good.
Such women who make the most of their positions to help others and make society better – whether they are found on royal family trees or power lists or whether you come across them in local communities, your extended family or your colleagues at work – these are the women who are the real role models of the world, and the ones we should aspire to be.

Queen Rania Of Jordan Is Number One From The Arab World On Twitter

By ZINA MOUKHEIBER

Image via Wikipedia

Two royals, a revolutionary, an intellectual who tweets about the revolution, and a misplaced pop star in-between make up the top five Arab tweeters. Queen Rania, the Palestinian wife of Jordan’s King Abdullah II counts 1,509,885 followers on Twitter, making her by far the most popular Arab tweeter, according to Arabian Business–a Dubai-based publication. Trailing way behind is the husband of her half-sister-in-law, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum with 393,281 followers. Wael Ghonim, the now ex-Google exec who helped organize the Egyptian uprising ranks number 4, with 147,864 followers, behind Lebanese-American pop star Mika of “Grace Kelly” fame. (Technically I wouldn’t put him on that list, since his mother who’s Lebanese can’t pass on her nationality because of retarded laws in the country; plus he doesn’t sing in Arabic). The intellectual is the insightful commentator Sultan Al Qassemi from the United Arab Emirates. He, of course, tweeted about the ranking. I’m betting that Ghonim will catch up with the royals. Queen Rania is also #76 on the Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful Women.
Despite her social media savviness, the Queen is more popular outside of Jordan, where 36 tribal leaders recently compared her to Leila Ben Ali, the profligate and nepotistical wife of the deposed Tunisian leader. In a daring letter to the King, they accused her of meddling in state matters and bestowing property to her family.
“We call on the King to return to the treasury land and farms given to the Yassin family. The land belongs to the Jordanian people,” they said. “We still have loyalty to the Hashemite throne, but we believe that King Abdullah should stop his wife and her family from abuse. Otherwise, the throne might be in danger.” They also criticized her for throwing this past September a lavish 40th birthday party (which set tongues wagging in Jordan) in Wadi Rum, a touristic destination in the southern part of the country.  They fretted over “the party’s colossal cost … at the expense of the treasury and the poor.”
The articulate Rania who describes herself in her Twitter bio as a “A mum and a wife with a really cool day job…” has veered mostly away in her tweets from the political upheavals engulfing the Middle East. She does tweet her support for her husband’s stated commitment for reform. On March 29, using the hashtag WeAreAllJo, she wrote: “His Majesty: We don’t fear reform & will respect Dialogue committee’s recommendations on amendments related 2 parliamentary life.” And again: “His Majesty: Vandalism and chaos are rejected and a red line.” But she was silent on March 25 when clashes between government supporters and protesters calling for a constitutional monarchy left more than 100 injured. Regarding Egypt, she tweeted once: ”Egypt where I spent my university years. May you be blessed with security & prosperity for all in this new era.”  Same diplomatic tweet for Tunisia: “Closely watching developments in #Tunisia and praying for stability and calm for its people.”

World's prettiest princesses

Fairy-tale princesses with sveltve figures and thick, wavy hair may just be a reality.

UK news website The Telegraph reported that dating website BeautifulPeople.com had conducted a poll 127,000 people on who they thought were the prettiest princesses in the world.

American actress Grace Kelly, who became Princess Grace when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco, was No. 1 on the the list with 91 per cent of the votes. Queen Rania of Jordan followed with 90 percent. Princess-in-waiting Kate Middleton finished ahead of the late Princess Diana at No.4.

AsiaOne brings you a look in pictures of who are considered the prettiest princesses in the world.

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They are two of the world's most beautiful Royals - and not used to fighting for attention.

So when Princess Letizia of Spain met with Queen Rania of Jordan, neither looked particularly thrilled to be sharing the limelight.

The pair looked almost identical however on Letizia's State visit to the Middle East and onlookers were hard-pressed to pick a favourite.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1378137/Queen-Rania-Jordan-Princess-Letizia-Spain-share-spotlight-state-visit.html#ixzz1Jxx03bui

Jordan's Queen Rania the only Arab in "world's 10 most beautiful women"

Although three women in the list of "world's 10 most beautiful women" are nearing retirement age, three women were included for the first time in the list that witnessed one Arab.
The list is combined on the basis of the amount of media coverage of a group of celebrities, where actress Penelope Cruz, dominated the list, followed by the supermodel Claudia Schiffer, in second place, and Kristin Scott Thomas came in third.
The list continues with actress Sophia Loren, 76, a grandmother of two, ranking in tenth place, meanwhile, the list included for the first time, an Arab; which is the Queen Rania of Jordan, aged 39 years old, and ranking in fourth place.

The list consists of:1) Penelope Cruz2) Claudia Schiffer3) Kristin Scott Thomas4) Queen Rania5) Catherine Deneuve6) Dame Helen Mirren7) Charlize Theron8) Kate Beckinsale9) Natasha Mkelhon10) Sophia Loren