Queen Rania Wife and Mum with a "Real Cool Day Job"

Queen Rania Wife and Mum with a Really Cool Day Job

After her debut on YouTube, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan is now courting microblogging service Twitter, allowing the world to catch up with the 140-character messages of the self-described mum and wife "with a real cool day job."

Not only is she giving us a sneak preview of her private life as a Queen and mother with messages like this and this [see image above], but has also agreed to conduct her first Twitter interview, according to the World Economic Forum Blog:

Observations of a Jordanian praised the move, saying:

"I have a LOT to complain about when it comes to how our country is run, but one thing I love is how the Royal Family are humble and try to stay connected with the people, especially technologically speaking. First a YouTuber, now Queen Rania has moved on to the next popular internet craze, Twitter [...] It's the real deal, in case you're wondering, her account has been confirmed by the Royal Court."

Lasto Adri, Global Voices

Queen Rania Al Abdullah sits inside large office in Amman, Jordon, with three cameras focused on her. The first and second cameras were for BBC, while the third camera was for her office staff. The three cameras were recording the latest episode of her program that is broadcasted on a special channel on YouTube, better known as a Vlog. This is her 7th episode/video since she began broadcasting on Youtube, last March, where she speaks in English asking viewers to discuss the stereotypes they have heard about the Arab world, so she can “debunk them one after the other."
Perhaps the wife of Jordan's King Abdullah the Second, is not the only public figure who uses YouTube, that’s being watched by millions of people. There are other politicians and kings in different regions of the world who have created personal websites on the internet.
But what is unique about Queen Rania is that she is the only Arab figure who uses the internet to engage in a dialogue with the West to promote a moderate Islamic speech.
Queen Rania says jokingly: “My adolescent son is a quiet person who doesn’t speak a lot by nature, but his impression towards the speeches I gave was ‘good’, and thus the viewers’ impression should be good as well.”

It seems that YouTube visitors agreed with him on what he said, as around 2 million viewers watched the video episodes broadcasted on YouTube; which include along with her recording, contributions from different Jordanian musicians, comedians and citizens.

Queen’s Rania appearing on her channel on the internet, gave her the chance to receive criticism from millions of people. As she said to me: “When the idea came to my head, some people looked at me as if I have totally lost my mind." She continued:  “I feel that our world is in a crisis at the present time, violence has replaced dialogue and anger replaced compassion.”

Queen Rania of Jordan