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

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

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

@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.

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.

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

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

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

@alexkaminski Poverty, gender bias, access issues=1/2bn women illiterate. % illiterate today same as ‘90. Why do we accept this as the norm?

Obama's words: genuine & thoughtful. A much-needed change in tone re: east-west. #obama #cairospeech