Leap Of Faith Memoir of an Unexpected Life

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  • Paperback
  • 9780753817568
  • 04 maart 2004
  • 480 pagina's
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The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation.



The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation.

Born into a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Halaby was a strongly independent young woman. After studying architecture at Princeton, her work on projects in the Middle East gave her a profound understanding both of the links between the environment and social problems, and also of the tumultuous history of the Arab nations.

Then, in 1974, her life took a very different turn, when her father introduced her to the world's most eligible bachelor, King Hussein of Jordan. After a whirlwind romance, she became Noor Al Hussein, Queen of Jordan.

With eloquence and honesty, Queen Noor speaks of the obstacles she faced as a young bride and of her successful struggle to create a role for herself as a humanitarian activist. She tells of her heartbreaking miscarriage and the births of her four children, along with her continuing support for King Hussein's campaign to bring peace to the Arab nations. But most of all this is a love story - an honest and engaging portrait of a truly remarkable woman and the man she married.

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  • I had taken a leap of faith, and faith has richly reward me

    I was reading this book while traveling to Jordan. Visiting most of the touristic highlights and also some places far off the beaten tourist track, even visited a school for Syrian refuges.
    This book helped me a lot in a better understanding of the country and its whereabouts. The explanation of the political problems, which Queen Noor does very carefully and with a lot of empathy for both sides of the coin, helped me in a better understanding of the Arab an Palestinian point of view. I won't assert that her perspective on political and social events in the region is the "right" one (indeed, there can be no single "right" perspective in such complicated matters), but she recounts her unique personal experience with objectivity and compassion.
    Reading this book forced me to reconsider my opinion on such matters as the forming of the state of Israel in 1948, the Six day war in 1967 and of the Camp David accords in 1977. Considering the Jordanian position made me sadly aware of how superficially I understand the complexities of the whole Middle East situation. Queen Noor presents strong arguments for a balanced approach in the Middle East and shows how often we (I) favor Israel (and America's) point of view, unfairly over the Arab approach.

    Next to the political views there is a lot of attention for her personal life. I had the feeling she really tones down her feelings of unhappiness and frustration there. Hussein cannot have been an easy man to live with, and he was very lucky to have Noor's loyalty.

    Seeing the world through another eyes. That’s what reading the book was for me. I was fascinated to read Queen Noor Al Hussein's (whose name was given to her by her husband when they married - it means "light of Hussein" but she is born and raised in the United States as Lisa Halaby) account of her 20 year marriage, which spanned two decades of turmoil in the Middle East. And I was touched by the way she describes the last months with Hussein and their struggle with his cancer.

    I had taken a leap of faith, and faith has richly reward me.
    Queen Noor ‘Leap of Faith’

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