Queen Rania

Did You Know Jordan Has a Teenage Prince?

Maurice Chammah | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Palestinians, Fulbright, Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom, Prince Hussein Bin Al Abdullah, Queen Rania, Jordan Monarchy, Prince of Jordan, World News
Maurice Chammah

The cult of personality has become a tried and true method of monarchs and presidents of the Arab world for the last sixty years. But Prince Hussein has a long way to go.

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Girl Up: How Teens In U.S. Are Empowering Young Women In Developing Nations

Tabby Biddle | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Girls, Ethiopia, Unicef, Girl UP, United Nations, Education, Queen Rania, Child Marriage, Malawi, Liberia, The Girl Effect, Teen Impact, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

Annie Gersh (third from left) with some of her fellow Girl Up Teen Advisors at the "Unite for Girls Tour" in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Annie ...

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Richard Gere, Sara Ramírez & More: Famous Birthdays For August 31

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Sara Ramirez, August 31, Queen Rania, Famous Birthdays, Chris Tucker, Celebrity Birthdays, August 31st, Famous Birthdays for August 31, Richard Gere, August 31 Famous Birthdays, Jordan's Queen Rania, Home News

In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Richard Gere, Sara Ramírez, a...

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What Does It Take to Educate a Girl? (and Why Does It Matter?)

Caty Borum Chattoo | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Linktv, Girls, Education, Queen Rania, Ungei, Link TV, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations, Viewchange, Unicef, viewchange.org, Girls Education, Impact News
Caty Borum Chattoo

For millions of girls, going to school is a life dream that's out of reach. Why? Early marriage, child labor, pregnancy, lack of access, violence. Solving the problem is a gauntlet deeply grounded in cultural traditions and the ripple effects of poverty.

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PHOTOS: Who Is The Most Beautiful Royal Of All Time?

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Royalty, Queen Rania, BeautifulPeople.Com, Most Beautiful Royal, Princess Diana, Princess Grace, Kate Middleton, Slidepollajax, Style News

BeautifulPeople.com, a website devoted to beautiful people, polled 127,000 of its most beautiful users to see who they thought was the most beautiful ...

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Princess Letizia & Queen Rania Meet In Jordan (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Royalty, Princess Letizia, Queen Rania, Jordan, Poll, Princess Letizia Queen Rania, Slidepollajax, Spain, Princess Letizia Style, Queen Rania Style, Style News

Spain's Princess Letizia continued her Middle East tour this week, stopping by Jordan to spend time with Queen Rania and Princess Ghida Talal. On ...

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Find Out Which Royals Will Attend The Royal Wedding

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Royalty, Slideadbigshot, Princess Maxima, Princess Letizia, Queen Rania, Queen Beatrix, Prince William, Grand Duke Guillaume, Royal Honeymoon, Queen Margrethe, European Royals, Foreign Royals, Princess Mary, Princess Masako, Queen Sofia, Royal Wedding Guest List, Royal Wedding, Kate Middleton, Royal Wedding Invitations, Royal Guests, Royal Wedding 2011, Style News
Yvonne Yorke

The Prince of Wales' office announced that over 40 members of foreign royal families are on the guest list, although as I've said before, the palace does not customarily release the names of individual invitees.

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Carla Moreno Rocks (and Tweets) to the Beat of the World

2morrowknight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Making a Difference, Volunteer, Music Genres, Music, Twisit Jordan, Carla Moreno, Impact News, World Travel, Queen Rania, Twitter News, Arts Corps, Nonprofit, Low Income Housing Institute, Impact News
2morrowknight

For Moreno, it's about digging deeper, and looking at how music serves different functions, saves lives, and effects social change.

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Jordan's Citizens Show Maturity during Election Season

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordanians, Elections, Parliament, Queen Rania, Vote, King Abdullah II, Jordan, Social Media, 15th Parliament, Amman, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The results of the elections of the 16th Jordanian parliament have brought a number of surprises, all pointing out the simple fact that the wise Jordanian public is not given enough credit.

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PHOTOS: Glamour Fetes Its Women Of The Year

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donatella Versace, Chelsea Clinton, Glamour Women of the Year, Queen Rania, Janet Jackson, Julia Roberts, Glamour Awards, Cher, Slidepollajax, Style News

Glamour magazine held its 20th annual Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan on Monday night, filling the stage with leaders like Jord...

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Girl Up Kicks off its 'Unite for Girls Tour'

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Girls, Girl Empowerment, Queen Rania, Developing Countries, United Nations, United Nations Foundation, Teenage Girls, Girl UP, Teen Empowerment, Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

Girls joined together to kick off the Girl Up "Unite for Girls Tour," launching a movement of girl power across the country to help their peers in developing countries.

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Girl Up: Give a 'High Five' to a Girl in a Developing Country

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Girls, Clinton Global Initiative, Queen Rania, Girl UP, United Nations Foundation, Women's Rights, Education, Empowerment, Impact News
Tabby Biddle

Channeling the compassion, energy, and experience of American teen girls to help improve the lives of some of the hardest to reach girls in developing countries is a GREAT idea.

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Everything Democracies Can Do on Social Media, Terrorists Can Do Better

David Saranga | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Social Media, Human Rights, Queen Rania, Social Networks, War on Terror, Counterterrorism, Middle East, Terrorism, 9/11, Iran, Muslim, Israel, September 11th, Al Qaeda, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Politics News
David Saranga

Imagine what the 9/11 terror attacks would have looked like had YouTube, Facebook and Twitter been around at the time. Imagine the kinds of photo that...

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Queen Rania Perfect In Persimmon (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Royalty, Queen Rania, Poll, Queen Rania Style, MDG Summit, Style News

Jordan's Queen Rania attended the end of the 2010 MDG Summit on Wednesday night and she was hard to miss in a persimmon-colored dress. She balanced ou...

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CGI 2010: Q&A with Her Majesty Queen Rania on the Education of Women and Girls

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Clinton Global Initiative, Human Rights, Queen Rania, Empowerment, Cgi, International Development, Economic Development, Katie Couric, Bill Clinton, Women and Girls, Impact News
Rahim Kanani

At the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative being held this week in New York City, I posed a question to Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan regarding educational access for women and girls in the Middle East.

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Sarah Brown, Arianna Huffington & Donna Karan Walk Into a Room...

Zandile Blay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cathy Black, Sarah Brown, Queen Rania, Donna Karan, Arianna Huffington, Style News
Zandile Blay

Sarah Brown, Arianna Huffington and Donna Karan walk into a room. If you are anything like me, besides the urge to ask for a job, the next most natura...

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PHOTOS: Out & About Last Night: Who Was Best-Dressed?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carey Mulligan, Queen Rania, Halle Berry, Gisele, Sofia Vergara, Celebrity Style, Slidepollajax, Style News

Models, starlets and even royalty stepped out in New York City last night to attend various events, from the "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" premier...

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Queen Rania Steps Out In Scotland (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Lady Fashion, Queen Rania, Slidepollajax, Queen Rania Style, Style News

Queen Rania of Jordan stepped out with her husband King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein and daughter Princess Iman to the Royal Military Tattoo at Edinburg...

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1Goal World Cup PSA With Matt Damon, Jessica Alba And Others Is Hilarious (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Shakira, Jessica Alba, Queen Rania, Matt Damon World Cup Psa, Matt Damon, World Cup Psa, World Cup 2010, John Legend, Comedy News

1Goal is a an effort to make education for the 72 million children out of school a lasting legacy of the 2010 Word Cup. Celebrities like Queen Rania ...

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Queen Rania Rocks Aviators (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion, Queen Rania, Queen Rania Style, Queen Rania Sunglasses, Style News

Jordan's Queen Rania attends a football match during a campaign for 1Goal in Amman on April 19, 2010. Queen Rania is co-chair of 1GOAL, an internation...

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Princess Victoria's Wedding & The Triumph Of Style In Sweden (PHOTOS, POLL)

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Royalty, Princess Maxima, First Lady Fashion, Princess Letizia, Queen Rania, Sweden Wedding, Swedish Royal Wedding, Crown Princess Victoria, Daniel Westling, Princess Victoria Wedding Photos, Princess Victoria Wedding, Princess Victoria, Crown Princess Victoria Wedding, Princess Victoria of Sweden Wedding, Princess Victoria of Sweden, Swedish Wedding, Slidepollajax, Beauty Queen and Crown, Style News
Yvonne Yorke

In regal and triumphant fanfare, Sweden's next Queen, Crown Princess Victoria tied the knot on June 19 in the largest royal wedding since Charles and Diana.

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The Hard-Line on Grocery Items

Queen Rania of Jordan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Blockade, Queen Rania, Gaza, Israel, World News
Queen Rania of Jordan

When flotillas came to break the blockade, they came to help the people of Gaza. But, just as important, they came to break the blockade on the Israeli mind.

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Rupert Murdoch's Daughters Baptized In Jordan At Spot Where Jesus Was Baptized

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wendi Murdoch, Nicole Kidman, Ivanka Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Queen Rania, Wendi Deng, Hugh Jackman, Grace Murdoch, Chloe Murdoch, Media News

Rupert Murdoch and wife Wendi Deng Murdoch recently traveled to Jordan, where they hung out with the likes of Queen Rania, Nicole Kidman, and Hugh Jac...

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HuffPost's Senior Style Editor Discusses The World's Most Fashionable First Ladies (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sonsoles Espinosa, First Ladies of Fashion, Asma Al-Assad, Michelle Obama, Princess Letizia, First Lady Fashion, Queen Rania, Chantal Biya, Sheikha Mozah, Carla Bruni, Video, Style News

Senior Style Editor Anya Strzemien (that's me!) recently appeared on NBC's 'Gossip Gram' with Roseanne Colletti to chat about the world's most fashion...

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'Women In The World: Stories And Solutions' Summit Draws Clinton, Queen Rania To New York

AP | JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women in the World, Hillary Clinton, Queen Rania, New York News

NEW YORK — A secretary of state. A top presidential adviser. An iconic film star. Fashion designers, TV anchors, and a queen. Those prominent w...

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