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Queen Rania is the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She has been an outspoken advocate of women’s rights and pushed for education reform.

In 2008, Queen Rania launched her own channel on ‘YouTube’ with a video in which she asked people to send her their questions about Islam and the Arab world. She also posted videos on subjects that included ‘honour’ killings, terrorism and the rights of Arab women.

She is a very modern Queen, this year she announced the Pope’s arrival on microblogging website ‘Twitter’.