Queen since Israel’s war against Gaza began Jordanian Rania He changed his profile photo on social media to a darker black. With his powerful message and flawless oratory, the ruler became one of the main standard-bearers of Islam. Palestinian cause in recent weeks. The tears experienced by thousands of Palestinians around the world, especially in the Mediterranean region, hit very close to home. Even though he was born in Kuwait Rania Al Yasin, is Palestinian. The story of this queen begins in 1967, three years before she was born, when her parents originally Tulkarem And NablusCities in the northern part of today’s occupied West Bank were forced to abandon their homes during the attack. Six days’ war This led to the occupation of Palestinian lands by Israeli forces.
Despite the extraordinary platform and all the privileges enjoyed by the monarch, Rania did not forget her roots. Over the past few weeks, he has seized every public opportunity to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and to get the world to empathize. “All they want to hear is Apology to Palestinians“, he denounced this in his second interview last Sunday cnn. “You’re getting bombed, it’s your fault; You’re starving, it’s your fault; You dared to be born in occupied territory, it’s your fault… unbearable Witness the avalanche of human suffering,” he said. Beyond her humanitarian outlook, Rania also stopped to condemn this situation. West’s “double standards” and stating to Israel that “even if it eliminates the fighter, it will not eliminate the cause.”
With social conscience
Rania, often reduced style and beauty icon, is one of the first ladies of the Middle East with her political and humanitarian position. In some ways his social conscience shaped him his parents. Born three summers after their migration as the middle sister, her parents wanted her to grow up as close to their family as possible. Palestinian and Arab roots. First years of education KuwaitBefore the Gulf War in the early 1990s, 357,000 Palestinians made up 18% of the emirate’s population. Rania later completed her higher education. American University of Cairo. He returned after graduating from the business administration department. Amman Working at Citibank and Apple.
She met the man who revolutionized her life at a dinner party 30 years ago. Prince of Jordan Abdullah bin Al Hussein and he admits it happened love at first sight. They married six months later, on June 10, 1993, at Zahran Palace in the Jordanian capital. At the time, Abdullah would not be able to become king, and this allowed them to enjoy this paradise without being the center of attention for a few years while celebrating the births of their children. four children. Weeks before he died, Abdullah’s father, King Hussein, declared his first son heir to the throne, and he also became Rania’s husband. In 1999, II. Abdullah. He was crowned a month later queen consortShe became one of the youngest queens in the world.
Throughout her nearly quarter-century on the throne, Jordanian Rania has used her platform (and her 10 million followers on Instagram) to activism for various social issues. His real battle was this: educationBut as his country and the world faced new challenges, he also found the space to speak out in support. Syrian refugees or the Palestinian cause. Children’s rights and women, expressed in his struggle to eliminate honor crimesThere were areas that the 53-year-old queen showed interest in. In a region that condemns Palestinians to extinction, Rania’s voice is the light among the rubble. “We must all make it clear that The only way is through peace“Not by the most powerful military force or the most capable intelligence services,” he argued on CNN.