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dark__sunshin Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:27 am
Alsalam Alaykum !!
I was reading the BBC news website and came across this. I thought it was interesting and something you may like to read.
The queen's V-log already addressed terrorism and violence against women
Queen Rania of Jordan is seated behind an enormous desk in her office in Amman with three cameras trained on her.
Two of them are ours, the third belongs to her staff, who are about to film the latest edition for her personalised channel - or V-log - on the video-sharing website YouTube.
It is the seventh video she will have posted since she made her online debut in March. Speaking in English, she asks people to suggest stereotypes they have heard about the Arab world so she could "break them down one by one".
King Abdullah's wife may not be the only public figure tapping into the popularity of YouTube - politicians and monarchs worldwide have created sites.
''Some stereotypes are just wrong... This (Arab headscarf) is not a symbol of extremist behaviour .'' Queen Rania, speaking on YouTube
But as a prominent Arab using the internet to try to engage with the west and promote moderate Islam, she stands out from the crowd.
"My teenage son is a man of very few words and his response was 'cool', so I guess it's got to be good," she jokes.
YouTubers seem to agree with him: so far over two million people have watched her videos (a combination of posts from her and contributions from various musicians, comedians and local Jordanians).
Channel of communication
By putting herself online, Queen Rania is opening herself to the criticism of millions of people.
"When I first broached the idea of doing YouTube some people looked at me as though I must have completely lost the plot," she confides.
She understands well the power of the visual image
"I do feel that our world is in a bit of a crisis at the moment," she says. "Violence has overtaken dialogue and compassion has lost out to anger. I'm hoping this will become a channel of communication between east and west because I very much think our world is in dire need of that."
Unlike the YouTube sites belonging to the British royal family or the UK government site, which don't allow comments and disable any discussion, Queen Rania's channel actively encourages them.
People have written a plethora of opinions on her page ranging from the adulatory, to the engaging, and the angry.
It's not exactly an online conversation. She can pick and choose which of the comments she responds to.
But she hasn't shied away from the tough issues: the rights of Arab women, honour killings, religion and terrorism have all been addressed.
No mistakes
And as one of the most photographed women on the planet, Queen Rania understands the power of the visual image.
"A lens is something through which you can really reach out to people and get your message across," she says.
It might be one of the reasons why, despite the crowd of cameras, staff and crew engulfing her, she manages to do her piece to camera in one take, with no hesitations, and no mistakes.
Queen Rania plans to end her V-log on 12 August, International Youth Day, but already she says it was move worth taking.
"By putting myself on YouTube I'm really putting myself out there, throwing myself into the thick of things. But it's a gamble worth taking.
"As Muslims we need to stand up and speak out about who we are. If we want to defy stereotypes we have to start defining ourselves and we're not going to do that just by sitting quietly at home expecting people to just get it.".
I personally think it's nice of her to make an effort, she's doing more than alot of people. So i think it's nice to see a Muslim woman. who is a public figure. speak against prejudice etc. She's also the 13th most powerful woman in the world and she's also been labelled one of the most beautiful women in the World Mashallah
What's Your Intake ??! stressed
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:32 am
yes i gues that is really nice idea.. queen doing it like that is far more better then just nice...
i hope she is able to bring a change...
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dark__sunshin Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:29 am
tassan yes i gues that is really nice idea.. queen doing it like that is far more better then just nice... i hope she is able to bring a change...
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:04 am
I readed it fast diden't understand....
What's the point? Instart i thought Rania made a story about herself being queen of Jordan lol rofl
Lølzz... Is this just properganda of a QUEEN? stressed
Is she politician protesting? What is it? confused
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dark__sunshin Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:29 am
Zaaki I readed it fast diden't understand.... What's the point? Instart i thought Rania made a story about herself being queen of Jordan lol rofl Lølzz... Is this just properganda of a QUEEN? stressed Is she politician protesting? What is it? confused
and she is a PERFECT Queen ~~ aint no Propaganda !
and why do u say so !???
All In All .. i don't get what u r saying xD ~~
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:28 am
dark__sunshin Zaaki I readed it fast diden't understand.... What's the point? Instart i thought Rania made a story about herself being queen of Jordan lol rofl Lølzz... Is this just properganda of a QUEEN? stressed Is she politician protesting? What is it? confused
and she is a PERFECT Queen ~~ aint no Propaganda !
and why do u say so !???
All In All .. i don't get what u r saying xD ~~ Same, i diden't understand the point? confused And she's like the 81st most powerful woman... And the 3rd most beautiful woman, in 2005 wiki says razz As a queen to be, then she ain't that special razz The other queens do that too 3nodding I would tell you, if i was emperor this world would be perfect razz I would place some atoms all over the world in if some president try to be cool, i can just bomb his country lol Soo i can thake over the whole world by that, and then everybody would be muslims, and.... wink
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:25 am
Zaaki I would place some atoms all over the world in if some president try to be cool, i can just bomb his country lol and you will call your self A MUSLIM? stare
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Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:27 am
tassan Zaaki I would place some atoms all over the world in if some president try to be cool, i can just bomb his country lol and you will call your self A MUSLIM? stare Yes, cause that's the way u get power enugh to fix the problems in the world! But i ofcurse wont use it, only if it's a need! razz
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:21 am
Bismillah --
For starters, I was really shocked to see Queen Rania's name in here, but when I saw that DS was the one who made the post I was like : OHH! confused
Anyhow, I think it's nice for some of the Arab people to stand up and say stuff like that. When she went on the Oprah show, I really liked it. She's not special Zaaki, you're just jealous of her! She's just a queen who has the power to change and she's trying. We're not saying it's special, but it's considered something.
-- Salam!
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:07 am
I wish all Muslim women were like her...
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:05 am
I think she is ok 3nodding And thinking about it, i don't know any other queens who did anything else than talking to the public in new year lol
Soo that is alright razz But she still ain't special, others than she is very pupular. And i do never get jealous 3nodding
But still, it is offending that no muslim emperor tryed to conquer the world?
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:04 am
Oh, this is impressive, dark sunshin!
can you give me a link?
This is what I'm hoping to see from the Muslim world; normal Muslims that are standing up against what's wrong with the extremists. Especially important people. I still think there are far too few that stand up like your Queen does, but it's a great start! blaugh
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Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:48 am
well its not with the queens and kings and presidents who can bring a change the most important factor is people if people come up thinking that its in their power to bring a change then no dictator can stop them see the example of Malaysia is in front of you.
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Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:05 am
the dictators are very powerful. they kill lotsa people... And going against is sad for your life.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:47 am
i really don't know much about her...
but maybe she could be bad in other ways...
hold on...
she practices Islam?
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