Queen Rania's Closet ستايل الملكة رانيا: Jennifer Chamandi

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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to Belfast's Conway Education Centre on Tuesday October 3rd, where she met with asylum seekers, refugees, members of the local community, and Belfast City Council representatives to learn about the experiences of displaced people in Northern Ireland.

Speaking to a group of asylum seekers, including children, from the Middle East and Africa, Queen Rania emphasized the crucial work done by the city and people of Belfast to support their refugee community, saying that their continued dedication demonstrates their "generosity of spirit."

Her Majesty praised the Conway Education Centre for giving a lifeline to refugees and asylum seekers by providing a venue where people can develop friendships, rediscover their sense of community, and find "a new lease on life."

She also called successful integration of refugees into resettlement countries as "difficult to quantify," because it provides them with a sense of dignity and belonging, which helps them become productive members of their new communities.

Conway Education Centre began offering English language classes, a homework club for primary and secondary school students, and an annual summer school for refugee families in 2015 to support the city's rising refugee community. The programmes, which are run by teachers and trained volunteers, aim to assist refugees in integrating into the community.

Conway has developed a capacity-building programme to help adult migrants build on their existing abilities and increase their independence, based on input from refugees who have taken its courses. The Belfast City Council-supported programme provides recognised English language, ICT, and advocacy training, as well as parenting classes.

Members of the Art Route Collective, a project founded in 2016 to promote creative and cultural activities within Belfast's refugee and asylum-seeking community, attended the conference in addition to participants in Conway's many refugee programmes.

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For this event she rewore her Stella McCartney soft cropped sweater in Green. Paired with her Jennifer Chamandi Bespoke Lorenzo 105 Navy Suede and Elaphe Pumps

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On Tuesday September 12th, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah advocated for a new leadership paradigm that tries to build common ground and inject humanity into decision-making, emphasising the importance of working together to address shared difficulties such as the migration, refugee, and climate crises.

Her Majesty recalled the drowning of a crowded migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea last June, which killed over 600 people as they attempted to reach Europe, while speaking in London at the CogX Global Leadership Summit, part of the 7th edition of the global CogX Festival.

She noticed how each side of the migration debate interpreted the tragedy as proof of their side of the story, with some blaming Europe's strict migration rules for the calamity, others claimed that Europe's leniency was to blame for the migrants' decision to endanger their lives in the first place.

"When we can't tolerate ideas that challenge our own, we hold their proponents in contempt," Her Majesty added. Rather of "retreating into bunkers of 'we vs. them,' she called for an openness to questioning, saying that unfettered certainty might lead people to "attack each other instead of solving our issues."

"You may believe that certainty is a sign of moral integrity, but is it?" Queen Rania inquired. "Certainty can lead to moral fracture - a code of ethics that registers a sinking ship first as evidence of being right, and only secondarily as tragedy."

Her Majesty also urged for additional worldwide aid to refugee-hosting countries like Jordan, where one of every eight persons is a Syrian refugee. She also called attention to the mounting needs of African countries absorbing refugees from Sudan, where over 4 million people have been displaced since April.

"Doing the right thing means getting things right." And for that, we must think with our hearts," she continued, referencing His Majesty King Abdullah II's decision to welcome hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees to Jordan following the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011.

"His Majesty understood what was most important. His acts were dictated by his heart. There is a hungry youngster and a desperate mother at our border,' he said. 'How could we refuse them entry?'" according to Queen Rania.

Her Majesty praised Jordanians' compassion, as well as the kindness of host countries now hosting refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan. She did, however, emphasise that conflict-affected nations cannot bear the burden of refugee hosting alone.

"Since July, the World Food Programme has been cutting support for Syrian refugees in Jordan—not because the need has passed, but because new emergencies are breaking out, while donor support has lagged," she said, adding that low- and middle-income countries host 74% of the world's displaced.

The Queen further emphasised the world's unequal response to refugee crises, remarking that four months into the Sudan war, fewer than 30% of donor requests had been met, yet the Ukraine emergency appeal was 70% financed within its first month.

"I don't think we need a supercomputer to explain such discrimination," stated Her Majesty.

"We normalise people's suffering when we demonise them for seeking a better life for their families." "We normalise 11 children drowning each week in perilous Mediterranean crossings," she explained. "In a world of plenty, we normalise people going hungry—not because we can't help them, but because we've chosen not to."

During her speech, Queen Rania stated that in an age "where AI churns out content and code, and where we're connected to everything, everywhere, all at once," it is easy to become distracted and lose concentration. She did, however, emphasise that "progress is not unavoidable." It does not happen automatically. We are the ones who set the path and steer the ship."

"What good is artificial intelligence if we can't use it to elicit genuine empathy?" Queen Rania inquired.

Her Majesty shared that, after spending time with some of the world's most prominent leaders as well as some of the world's most vulnerable people, her perspective on leadership has not only shifted, but inverted.

"I've met people with nothing who share everything in refugee camps from Jordan to Greece to Bangladesh." People who have been brutalised by a selfish world but nevertheless put the lives of others ahead of their own," she remarked. "If the world's most powerless people can act with such strength, what does that say about the rest of us?"

Queen Rania also emphasised the need of "learning how to follow" in leadership and how it can fuel progress in areas such as climate change, which she called as "an existential challenge that demands a global movement."

Under the name of the CogX Festival, the CogX Global Leadership Summit debuted in 2020 and has since welcomed over 3,500 professional speakers from industry, government, education, philanthropy, and other disciplines. The CogX Festival, which debuted in 2014, brings together world leaders, the tech industry, and the general public for in-depth conversations about the ramifications of artificial intelligence and other developing technologies.

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For the events, Her Majesty wore Alexander McQueen Cutaway Military Shirt in Optic White paired with her Alexander McQueen Women's Geometric Buckle Waist Belt in Black, Bottega Veneta Mini Intrecciato Napa Top-Handle Bag, Bespoke Jennifer Chamandi Black Suede & Elaphe Lorenzo 105 Pumps, Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Smart Watch w/Rugged Titanium Case & Brown Ocean Band.

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Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Thursday hosted an official dinner banquet at Al Husseiniya Palace in honour of Jordan’s guests on the occasion of the wedding of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Al Hussein and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein.

The dinner banquet saw the attendance of members of the Royal Family, members of Alseif family, as well as leaders, crown princes, and figures from many Arab and friendly countries, who are visiting Jordan.

Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid and his wife, Shanaz, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia and his wife Queen Azizah Aminah, Queen Jetsun Pema of the Bhutan Kingdom and her sister in law HRH Princess Eophema, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Queen Máxima, and King Philippe of the Belgians and his daughter Crown Princess Elisabeth attended the banquet.

In addition, Bahrain Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, Denmark Crown Prince Frederik, Sweden Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Norway Crown Prince Hakoon and Princess Beatrice and her husband Mr. Edo Mopelli were also in attendance.

The attendees additionally included Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, the minister of culture, sports and youth of Oman, and Prince Mateen bin Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq Masrour Barzani, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, United States’ First Lady Jill Biden, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar, and Princess Hisako and Tsuguko of Japan attended the banquet as well.

A number of senior Jordanian officials also attended the banquet.

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The bride entered the banquet dinner in a beautiful white Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda gown. The cap-sleeved gown boosted a more intricate silhouette adorned with elaborate embroidery with forms of large swirling patterns also boasted a deeper neckline. She accessorized it with an elbow-length gloves with her wedding tiara.

Her Majesty wore her trusted Elie Saab S/S 2023 beige couture collection gown with a heavily embellished fitted bodice showcased exquisite embroidery, Pearl applique which went down along the skirt's edges as well as the attached trailing cape.

She wore with it her Royal family sash and her 2005 Yan Sicard for Fred Arabic Scroll Tiara with Arabic inscription, "Allah is Great," Elie Saab Minaudière Clutch in White (Custom Made), Jennifer Chamandi Lorenzo 105 Pumps in Beige Suede Elaphe

Princess Iman wore her modified Giambattista Valli Haute Couture 24 Collection Gown, Bottega Venetta in Antique Rose Silk Knot Intrecciato Clutch, Princess Iman’s wedding Arabic Calligraphy Diamond Fringe Tiara