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It's hard to think of anyone who has led a more interesting life than Queen Noor of Jordan. Born into a well-connected Arab-American family in the US, she met and married King Hussein of Jordan as a young woman, converted to Islam and committed herself to helping her husband promote peace and moderatism in the Middle East.
Although the book serves as more of a love letter to the now-deceased Hussein than as an exploration of her own life as an American who has not only adopted a foreign country ...more
Although the book serves as more of a love letter to the now-deceased Hussein than as an exploration of her own life as an American who has not only adopted a foreign country ...more
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