Who is King Hussein I
Hussein bin Talal (Arabic: الحسين بن طلال, Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, Hussein was a 40th-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.Hussein was born in Amman as the eldest child of Talal bin Abdullah and Zein al-Sharaf bint Jamil. Talal was then the heir to his own father, King Abdullah I. Hussein began his schooling in Amman, continuing his education abroad. After Talal became king in 1951, Hussein was named heir apparent. The Jordanian Parliament forced Talal to abdicate a year later due to his illness, and a regency council was appointed until Hussein came of age. He was enthroned at the age of 17 on 2...Read Full Biography of King Hussein I
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- Jordan has a strange, haunting beauty and a sense of timelessness. Dotted with the ruins of empires once great, it is the last resort of yesterday in the world of tomorrow. I love every inch of it.
- I am totally against the idea that a Muslim woman should not have the same opportunities as a Muslim man to learn, to open up, to work, help shape the future. To close Islam down to a sexist approach is totally intolerable and ridiculous. It's not Islam.
- Our religion does not discriminate according to color, sex or anything else. What counts is piety and faith.
- In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure.
- For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their descendants are living together in the birthplace of their three great monotheistic religions, a life free from fear, a life free from want - a life in peace.
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Bobbowker: i reflected tonight with phillip adams on issues including iraq, king hussein, the muslim brotherhood and the demise of the two state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict. the last is rather colourful. my segment begins around minute 28.Birgitmarie3: i know we all love royal weddings (myself included) but with iman’s wedding and the upcoming one of hussein i do feel i need to remind y’all that criticising the king will send you to jail in jordan. please stop romanticising them. they’re very very corrupt, as well.
Esau_matsiko: i think the kabaka is the most humble king i know why mock him over his health?
Ms_bernadette: interesting programme about the wives of the late king hussein of jordan. there were a few things in here i didn’t know before …. fascinating history …
Theroyalfiles: in 2020, princess raiyah of jordan (daughter of the late king hussein i of jordan & queen noor & half sister of the current king abdullah) married british journalist ned donovan in the uk. donovan is the grandson of roald dahl!
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