Speaker Queen Noor

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Country: United States

Language: English

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Posted by: pangea on May 14, 2008

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[Applause and music]
Thank you Jihan.
Her Majesty Queen Noor. Jordan.
I love the way your dream is coming true today
and we all love you.
[Applause]
I've been blessed with a story that spans different worlds.
I am an Arab-American by birth.
Granddaughter of Orthodox Christian Arab immigrants to the United States.
I was raised in a Judeo-Christian society
studied Buddhism, and then I embraced Islam.
and married a Hashemite, a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed
peace be upon him.
Like so many others who have multiple identities
I sometimes find myself floating in the gulf of
cultural misunderstanding that separates these worlds.
And my heart aches when such misunderstanding fuels
the cycle of violence, counter-violence, and retribution
tears apart the lives of people living in conflict regions.
We hear so often about the combatants in conflict zones
and so little of the peacemakers.
All too rarely seen are the images of courageous peace-building efforts
and the inspiring examples of social action
that I have witnessed over the decades throughout the world.
Palestinian and Israeli teenagers
advocating leaders for justice and peace.
Women leading reconciliation efforts in Bosnia, Rwanda, Liberia.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims
compassionately asserting their common humanity
and shared spiritual values in the face of dangerous extremism
in their communities.
Islam comes from the word peace, and our holy Koran instructs us
"Oh mankind, we created you from a single soul, male and female
and made you into nations and tribes
so that you may come to know one another."
These next films show this universal wisdom put to practice.
They are stories about storytelling, about sharing
about people once divided coming to know one another
finding solace and courage through dialog
and compassion through interaction.
Here now, is In Counterpoint.

Speaker Queen Noor

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