Biography - Queen Noor

He was a charming king, powerful and exotic. She was a beautiful, all-American girl just four years out of Princeton. For 20 years their fairy-tale romance enchanted the world. BIOGRAPHY chronicles the extraordinary life of Lisa Halaby, or Noor al Hussein-the "Light of Hussein." Discover how this 27-year-old suddenly became queen of Jordan, mother to eight children, follower of Islam-and eventually, at home in a foreign land. Determined to live up to her role and impart positive change, Queen Noor developed into an active leader, from establishing the Noor Al Hussein Foundation for Jordanian women to easing the reconciliation between Jordan and the U.S. in the early '90s. Interviews with friends, family, and Queen Noor herself offer intimate insight in