@mkayes, @ubudroi While 500m women are illiterate, 280m men are, too. That’s about 780m people worldwide. Shocking is right! …

Factoid: There are half a billion women around the world that can't read or write. That's the same as population of EU! …

Go for it Susan Boyle! Good luck on Saturday. I’m behind you! …

Thnkng of playng dress up & tryng ths out. http://bit.ly/11rw69 If u hear of a Susan Boyle sightng in Amman...well, u knw who it is. …

@sebmos I'm proud Jordan has 99% youth literacy & 93% for adults (highest in region). We help the rest thru adult ed. and evenin classes. …

Illiteracy not only drives down prosperity and opportunity, but also a wedge between one human and another. http://bit.ly/LfpBo …

Thanks for the Independence Day messages! Looking forward to the day we celebrate global independence from illiteracy, …

How cool is this? http://twitpic.com/5m3sn …

Took kids to airshow to see Red Arrows. Nice to spend quality time with them after working WEF last weekend. http://twitpic.com/5m3m6 …

http://twitpic.com/5kc5j - Just wrapped photo shoot. Love Jerash's Roman ruins @ sunset. C pix in Sept's CondeNast Traveller. …