Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
by Queen Noor
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Author: Queen NoorEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2003-03-18
ISBN: 0786867175
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Miramax
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Summary: 4 Stars
This biography is not great literature. It's centered in the most complex and violent regions of our times but rarely scratches the surface. Noor's diplomacy in describing people and events - always the high road, even in the midst of deceit and betrayal - is maddeningly constant and obscures rather than reveals. So what's to like about the book? It's an extraordinary story of a young western woman who embraces the east: it's people, culture, religion and thought. It's the story of her love for King Hussein, who in a world of the powerful, is largeless powerless but for his integrity in the struggle for peace. Her perspective, is that of the Palestinian Arab. Their voice needs to be heard. This book is a thoughtful start.
Summary of Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith is the dramatic and inspiring story of an American woman's incredible journey into the heart and hearts of a man and his nation. Born into a distinguished Arab-American family and raised amid privilege, Lisa Halaby was in the rst co-educational freshman class at Princeton, graduating in 1974 with a degree in architecture and urban planning. Then, in 1976, she was introduced on an airport runway to King Hussein of Jordan, a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad. In less than two years, she was his wife, Noor al-Hussein, Queen of Jordan. With eloquence and candor, Queen Noor talks frankly of the many challenges of her life as wife and partner to the monarch, providing both an intimate portrait of the late King Hussein and his quest for peace in the Middle East, and a moving account of the demands his public role as a world statesman placed on the royal couple's private life. Sharing a personal perspective on the past three decades of world history, Leap of Faith highlights Queen Noor's views on Islam and the West; the challenges of rearing her family; her work as queen and humanitarian activist; and her struggles to protect her husband as he slipped into the illness that would kill him in 1999. In the wake of September 11, Queen Noor reects on the true message of Islam and the ongoing violence in the Middle East from her unique perspective with a deep and abiding understanding of Arab aspirations and history. Leap of Faith is refreshingly candid and clear-eyed, a true love story set against the turbulent politics of the last thirty years. Her Majesty Queen Noor currently divides her time between Jordan, London, and Washington, D.C.General Books
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