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Description
Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Najeeb Halaby became the fourth wife of King Hussein at age 27. With her husband being not only Jordan's monarch but the spiritual leader of all Muslims, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. This moving memoir provides a timely look... read more
First Sentence
I first met my future husband through the lens of a camera.
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
CHAPTER ONE First Impressions 1
CHAPTER TWO Roots 9
CHAPTER THREE Tehran Journal 35
CHAPTER FOUR An Audience with the King 45
CHAPTER FIVE A Leap of Faith 79
CHAPTER SIX Honeymoon at Gleneagles 105
CHAPTER SEVEN A Young Bride in the Royal Household 127
CHAPTER EIGHT Pomp and Circumstance 145
CHAPTER NINE One Crisis after Another 155
CHAPTER TEN America Through New Eyes 189
CHAPTER ELEVEN At Home and Abroad 219
CHAPTER TWELVE "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" 245
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Parenthood 269
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Growing Pains 289
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Prelude to War 299
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Fire in the Gulf 327
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Test of Faith 337
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN A Day Like No Other 351
CHAPTER NINETEEN The Edge of the Abyss 383
CHAPTER TWENTY The White Bird 399
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE The Skies Cried 423
EPILOGUE 437
INDEX 441
Authors & Contributors
- Noor (Author)
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