JEDDAH – Jordan’s queen, Rania’s profound gesture has been making headlines – as she performed Umrah with female orphans this Ramadan.
Queen Rania of Jordan, wife of King Abdullah ll, accompanied a group of orphan girls and women – from different charitable societies in the country – to perform Umrah in Makkah on May 8.
Leaving two days after Ramadan began on May 6, the group will be spending four days in Saudi Arabia, visiting religious sites, as reported by Khaleej Times.
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Photos from the pilgrimage were posted on her official Facebook page, while a mobile video of the women at the Grand Mosque went viral on social media.
Rania Al-Abdullah, born in Kuwait to a Palestinian family, she later moved to Jordan for work, where she met the then-prince Abdullah. Since marrying the now King of Jordan in 1993, she has become known for her advocacy work related to education, health, community empowerment, youth, cross-cultural dialogue and micro-finance.
She is also an avid user of social media and she maintains pages on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter. She has two daughters and two sons and has been awarded various decorations by governments.
Over the past few years, Queen Rania has launched, championed, and given patronage to several initiatives in education and learning.
In July 2005, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the King and Queen launched an annual teachers’ award, the Queen Rania Award for Excellence in Education.
The Queen is Chairperson of Jordan’s first interactive children’s museum. Opened in May 2007, it aims to encourage and nurture lifelong learning for children and their families. In April 2008, the Queen launched “Madrasati” (“My School”), a public-private initiative aimed at refurbishing 500 of Jordan’s public schools over a five-year period.
