It is refreshingly candid and clear-eyed, a true love story set against the turbulent politics of the last 30 years. Leap of Faith is the dramatic and inspiring story of an American womans remarkable journey into the heart of a man and his nation. Leap of Faith Queen Noor (consort of Hussein, King of Jordan) 2003 Born into a distinguished Arab-American family and raised amid privilege, Lisa Halaby was in the first co-educational freshman class at Princeton, graduating in 1974 with a degree in architecture and urban planning. Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, this book highlights Queen Noor's views on Islam and the West the challenges of rearing her family her work as Queen and humanitarian activist and her struggles to protect her husband as he slipped into illness. Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, A Leap of Faith highlights Queen Noors views on Islam & the West the challenges of rearing her family her work as Queen and humanitarian activist and her struggles to protect her husband as he slipped into illness. With eloquence and candour, Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as a wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and his quest for peace in the Middle East, and a moving account of the demands his public role as world statesman placed on the royal couple's private life.

In less than two years, she was his wife, Noor al-Hussein, Queen of Jordan. Then in 1976, she was introduced, on an airport runway, to King Hussein of Jordan, a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammed. The dramatic and inspiring story of an American woman's incredible journey into the heart, and hearts, of a man and his nation.īorn into a distinguished Arab-American family and raised amid privilege, Lisa Halaby was in the first co-ed freshman class at Princeton, graduating in 1974 with a degree in architecture and urban planning. Queen Noor is a world leader herself and international spokesperson for the environment, the banning of landmines, and world peace.

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