On August 18, 2026, Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa received the top-performing students in the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) for the 2025–2026 academic year at Basman Palace. The Crown Prince congratulated the students and discussed their higher education and career plans with them.
Tawjihi is a two-year program covering Grades 11 and 12, with students choosing either the academic or vocational (BTEC) track in Grade 9. Also known as the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination, Tawjihi is the national secondary school examination in Jordan and Palestine. Admission to higher education is determined by students’ Tawjihi scores.
This is a very interesting outfit with features the same, the pants have an unusual waistline. Love her blouse its different.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say the princess in modern clothes with lightweight white summer blouse, very suitable for a working visit with students. Unfortunately all the girls around fully covered with layers of cloth and headscarves.
ReplyDeleteits their culture not unfortunate!
DeleteIn Jordan the women have a choice to wear a headscarve or not, which cannot be said of every islamic country.
DeleteI think we should stop feeling sorry for the girls who are covered from head to toe. In most Arabic / Islamic countries (Jordan is one of them), it is their choice, not obligation. I have a couple of Muslim students in the classroom and even with high temperatures they wear head scarves and sort of long coats. In all cases the choice is purely theirs!
DeleteI also find the headscarves striking - and not in a positive way. Maybe Jordan has an official policy that makes the scarf a voluntary choice, but we know it´s deeply rooted in islamic religion and has become a part of their culture, custom and by now even a tradition. It´s hard to break away from that even if you are legally free to do so. Often, the scarf is enforced within families, and the way these girls wear them so tightly and uniformly suggests that it´s not an individual choice. Rania and her daughters as well as Rajwa are not usually seen with headscarves, which I applaud, but that freedom doesn´t seem to extend to the common people. Because surely, more students would have opted out when received by the royal family which clearly doesn´t enforce, expect or encourage scarf-wearing at the palace and Rawja herself is there without. I can see ONE student on the right side without a scarf.
Delete@14:55: maybe you'd like to turn your eyes away from your classroom and consider countries where there is absolutely no choice whatsoever and girls/women pay with their life if they deviate.
Delete@ Anonymous 14:55
DeleteYou must be kidding!
Please, get out of your classroom and possibly travel a bit more.
You yourself may learn that the Islamic world Is not what you experience through two Muslim students!
" The choice Is purely theirs!".
What are you talking about?
Please, just have a look at Amnesty International reports or some dedicated newspapers articles and you' ll get to know that so many women are imprisoned, tortured and and sentenced to death for deviating from the "rules", including for not wearing a headscarf!
And.." we should stop feeling sorry for them", really??
I agree with 14:55. In Afghanistan with the Taliban they must wear a Burka, a sort of coat over their clothes with a special hat attached to the coat and only a little part which is open around the eyes. They cannot wear eye make-up or nail polish. If this should be seen by the Taliban police they risk to end in jail and pay with their life.
DeleteRajwa looks chic and elegant as always!
ReplyDeleteI like the white blouse and shoes. 2 white spots in her outfit is looking better during summer instead of the dark colours she usually wears. I do not like the shape of her trousers. They are almost cut like the barrel trousers which are the latest fashion for women, but which are looking awful to me, even on a young and slim lady.
ReplyDeleteAgree about the barrel trouser trend…they make you look bow legged. Awful!
DeleteTenue très chic entre le blanc de son chemisier original et son pantalon dont j'aime beaucoup sa taille à pinces !
ReplyDeleteThe princess is nicely and appropriately dressed.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see this look taken to the next level by focussing on a different shape for both the top and the pants, looking to enhance Rajwa's lovely figure. Just as one example, in my opinion there are more flattering shapes for her unique frame than the horizontal line straight across her shoulders created by this top, which echoes the other horizontal line created by the waist of her pants and her sleeve cuffs.
The princess has plenty of time to discover the impact that small differences can make, if such things are of interest to her. It is early days yet. She clearly likes trends so I’m always curious to see what she will wear next. Lyra
@ Lyra
DeleteI think the small differences the princess is wearing compared of what we are used to wear are there because she wish to take into account the way the other islamic women are dressed in her country. I think she just does not wish to put too much the accent on her figure but prefer the more hiding type of clothes.
What counts most to my eyes on this particular occasion is the the opportunity of having access to schools and secondary education, which paves the way for further accompliments in the academic or vocational fields..
ReplyDeleteKnowledge is the key to women's empowerment imo.
Absolutely, 100%. The most important part of the visit. Thank you for sharing this opinion.
DeleteThank you, @ Anonymous14:32.
DeleteShe almost always looks nicely put together, but in this case I would have preferred a white handbag, indeed. The black one does not tie in that well.
ReplyDeleteRajwa is blessed with height and a slim body. These pants are unflattering. They make her look bigger around the hips.
ReplyDeleteThe blouce is lovely. Maybe with a different style pants it would have been perfect.
Lowri.
Hmmm--I love the blouse. It's simple and elegant. But those trousers--no, no, no. I understand they are in fashion but they don't flatter anyone even Rawja who is tall and slender. She's lovely no matter what but I hope she gets rid of those trousers.
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Love her outfit. The blouse is different. Nice to see them again.
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No, Anonymous. Clothing is not always the woman's choice - perhaps not so much in Jordan, where they still respect Christianity and rights of women. But I know from speaking to women in Saudi Arabia who have been disciplined for not covering their head on the street. And these were hospital nurses providing a valuable service. P. said it best, that knowledge is key to women's empowerment. Sorry, I don't usually go off the grid but this is a sensitive subject.
ReplyDeleteHello Virginia D.,
Deleteyou didn't go off the grid, you gave voice to what I too feel about this subject.
Sometimes I choose not to be vocal about such sensitive topics, but, yes, you are exactly right.
As far as I know, Jordan can be considered as a " moderate" Islamic country and women's rights are respected.
Unfortunately, women are worse off in other Islamic territories.
I think that knowledge and education are key pre- requirements to self- assertion, freedom and economic independence , which is just what a lot of women are still denied nowadays.
An educated woman is most likely perceived as a potential danger to patriacal societies because if you possess knowledge, you have the best tool to become a nay- sayer and an advocate for women's rights.
Conversely, if you live in a condition of economic, intellectual and educational depauperization, you are likely to be mentally manipulated and quietly obey orders coming from the regimes.
That's how it goes generally speaking.
We all know that so many cultivated women are imprisoned and killed for just claiming what is in their own right, especially in the strictest teocratic societies.
* theocratic
DeleteVirginia D.
DeleteBack to say that you might want to listen to a famous song titled
"Aisha" from Cheb Khaled.
(French lyrics, but you can easily google the English translation).
This is one of my favourite songs ever, so meaningful.
You may be moved to tears by its simple, powerful message.
Sincerely,
P. the original
http://www.shira.net/music/lyrics/aisha.htm
DeleteThank you for the music link, P. I appreciate that and will listen to it. I understand a little French. It was in Paris that these English speaking nurses told me of their police treatment while working at a hospital in Saudi Arabia. It was definitely not hearsay from media sources. And is definitely shook me to the core.
ReplyDeleteHello@ Virginia D. 04:13,
Deletemy pleasure!
I believe you, unfortunately being disciplined on streets by more or less " moral" squads still happens in some Islamic countries.
It is not just about not wearing a headscarf but wearing it not properly (e.g. some strays of hair peeping out)..
And yes, it is something which should shake ALL of us to the core.
I still remember the last Nobel prize ceremony in Norway ..well, one of the awardees was missing, the reasons being..she was in jail in her country.
Her daughter attended and received the prize on behalf of her mother.
People, particularly women, being denied the basic human rights should be of huge concern for all of us.
Too often by now, we take our rights for granted as we are blessed with living in western democratic nations.
Unfortunately,so many corners of the world still don't even know what democracy and human rights are.
Tourists are even welcome to some of these Islamic countries (money from them is always welcome!) provided that they just visit places, go sightseeing, have a good time BUT they must take this in mind: never ever question their political institutions and human rights or they take serious risks of getting imprisoned themselves.
So sad, so true.
What I say is not hearsay.
I vusited a moderate Islamic country myself.
What impressed me most was the treatment of western women by the local " gentlemen" living there.
There was a sort of curfew hour in the evening, which means that ,after a certain time, western women had to stroll around the streets in groups (better join local guides and stop at public places).
I noticed that men - so sorry for using such a harsh word , it was just what I saw myself) , showed a sort of " predatory" attitude towards western women.
My gosh!
Hello P. the Original! Such a meaningful and powerful song that you sent me. Merci beaucoup. We are indeed blessed to live in countries where are freedom and liberty for all means everything.
ReplyDeleteHello, Virginia D.
DeleteI am so glad you liked the song and found it meaningful and powerful.
It is!
I am Italian but I know France pretty well, particularly Paris.
Indeed, we are blessed, pity we often tend to forget that.
Sincerely,
P. the original
Hello P. the Original! Such a meaningful and powerful song that you sent me. Merci beaucoup. We are indeed blessed to live in countries where are freedom and liberty for all means everything.
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