2006

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT AND MODERATOR: I'm Christiane Amanpour.

Today, the West and the Islamic world appear increasingly to be at war, not just a hot war, but a war of ideas, a war of cultures.

So how can there be peace if people fight in God's name?

ANNOUNCER: "In God's Name: A Global Summit with President Clinton."

Now, from New York, here's Christiane Amanpour.

AMANPOUR: Thank you. Thank you.

INTERVIEW. A conversation with the wife of Abdullah II, selected by TIME among the 100 most influential people on the planet

The appeal of the queen of Jordan: "Help the Palestinians"

Queen Rania of Jordan was the guest of honor at the Mosaic Foundation Gala. In an exclusive interview for WL, ABC-7 News Anchor Kathleen Matthews captures the young Queen candidly discussing the push and pull of modernity and tradition in the Arab world, the evolving role of women in the region, and her love of films and vegging out at home watching 24 and Desperate Housewives.

QUEEN RANIA: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

At 35, Her Majesty has a world of experience behind her ... and a world of expectations ahead

... Jordan is a country where you solve all the problems, the problems are everywhere in the world, in every country but you accept them and you are trying to find the solutions.

Few women from the Arab world have captured world attention as Jordan's glamorous Queen Rania Al-Abdullah. With her stunning good looks, impeccable fashion sense and deep commitment to a progressive agenda, Rania, at a young 35, has emerged as the Middle East's outstanding spokesperson. Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents (almost half the population in Jordan is of Palestinian origin), she graduated in business administration from the American University in Cairo.

"Good afternoon everyone.
 
It is always inspiring to be a part of a wonderful event like this. But I have to confess, I did not always feel quite as knowledgeable about vaccines as I do today.
 
I remember twelve years ago, when I took my eldest son, Hussein, for his first round of childhood vaccinations, my dominant emotion was anxiety. Would the vaccines hurt? Would my baby cry? Would he grow up hating doctors?  
 
Well, of course, by the time he had become a toddler, he was so excited about getting a plaster that nothing else really mattered.

Your Majesty, Queen Rania, we are extremely honoured and pleased to see you here at our closing session and I don’t know how I shall actually greet you, because you are coming here in a number of different capacities. Of course, everybody knows about your important, crucial role you are playing in your own country, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, but I have also the privilege to welcome you as a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum. And I have the privilege to welcome you as the Chairperson of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Forum.

Her relationship, her struggles, her freedom
 
She is beautiful, vibrant and contemporary— Queen Rania of Jordan has redefined the look of the modern monarch with her own sense of style. Since becoming Queen almost seven years ago, she has succeeded in balancing her time between family, royal duties, and championing causes close to her heart including promoting women's rights in the Arab world. Here she shares her thoughts with Caroline Laurent. Photos by Gilles Bensimon.
 

You’ve been speaking at the Global Education Initiative here in Davos. I know that education means an awful lot to you. Just talk about that if you want. Tell me why you believe that getting into schools can really help your population in the region?

Good evening everyone.  I am delighted to add my voice to this special occasion.

We all know that childhood should be a time of innocence, security and dreams.  Yet for many of the world’s most vulnerable citizens, it is instead a living nightmare of abuse.

From around the world, we come together tonight to demand a Full Stop to the cruelty – and to celebrate the NSPCC and its efforts to lift children’s lives.