But most of all this is a love story - an honest and engaging portrait of a truly remarkable woman and the man she married. A Leap of Faith : Memoir of an Unexpected Life Paperback / softback by Her Majesty Queen Noor Titles in similar categories View all Privacy Preference.

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. 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. In the Acknowledgments section Queen Noor states, 'This book was written in the spirit of reconciliation, which I hope will contribute to a greater awareness, especially in the West, of events that have shaped the modern Middle East, and encourage a deeper understanding of contemporary challenges facing the Arab world. After a whirlwind romance, she became Noor Al Hussein, Queen of Jordan. 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 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. Title, Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life Wheeler Hardcover Wheeler Large Print Book Series Author, Queen Noor (consort of Hussein, King of Jordan).

The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation.īorn into a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Halaby was a strongly independent young woman.

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