Noor Al-Hussein is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marriage on June 15, 1978, until Hussein's death on February 7, 1999.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as the ruler of Dubai. He is the third son of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, former vice president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Mohammed succeeded his brother Maktoum as vice president and ruler following the latter's death in 2006.
Princess Haya bint Hussein is the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife Queen Alia, and the half-sister of King Abdullah II.
Prince Hashim bin Hussein is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim, a tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong. He is in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.
Mujhe Chand Chahiye is a 2000 Pakistani Urdu language romantic film which was released in March 2000. The film was Shaan's second directorial venture and was a huge success at the box office.
Above the Veil is the fourth children's book in Garth Nix's The Seventh Tower series, published in 2001 by Scholastic.
Alexandra Sellers is a writer and author of 40 contemporary romance novels and a cat language textbook considered by some to be an academic spoof. Her novels have been published in various Harlequin and Silhouette category lines, including Desire, Intrigue, Mills & Boon, Special Releases, Presents, Intimate Moments and Special Edition, as well as by Entangled and Dell. She is best known for her Sons of the Desert sheikh series.
HRH Princess Noor bint Asem is a member of the Jordanian Royal Family.
Silsilay is a Pakistani drama series written by Samra Bukhari and directed by Iman khan Hussain. It stars Junaid Khan, Hiba Bukhari, Momal Sheikh, Muneeb Butt in lead roles. The drama was first aired 2 January 2018 on Geo Entertainment, where it aired every Tuesday at 8:00 P.M.
The Siberian Ice Maiden, also known as the Princess of Ukok, the Altai Princess, Devochka and Ochy-bala, is a mummy of a woman from the 5th century BC, found in 1993 in a kurgan of the Pazyryk culture in Republic of Altai, Russia. It was among the most significant Russian archaeological findings of the late 20th century. In 2012 she was moved to a special mausoleum at the Republican National Museum in Gorno-Altaisk.
"The Ice-Maiden" is an 1861 literary fairy tale by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The first English translation was published by King and Baird in 1863. The story, set in Switzerland, was inspired by a local legend about the Île de Peilz, a small island in Lake Geneva, which is also the setting of its denouement.
Sheikh's Castaway is the eighth book in Alexandra Sellers's Sons of the Desert series, and was released in 2004. After learning she had been lied to and betrayed by her fiancé Bari, Princess Noor from Bagestan escapes from her own wedding, still dressed in her elaborate gown. In a reckless attempt to disappear and flee her imminent marriage, Noor hijacks her fiancé's airplane, flying it straight into a tropical storm. Unbeknownst to her, Bari has hidden himself in the aircraft, and only makes his presence known in an attempt to save themselves just before they crash-land off the coast of a deserted island.
The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens is a novella by George R. R. Martin, published in the 2013 Tor Books anthology Dangerous Women. Set in the Westeros of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, 200 years before the events of A Game of Thrones (1996), it chronicles the "continent-burning warfare" that explodes between Targaryen Princess Rhaenyra and her stepmother, Queen Alicent.
Preet Na Kariyo Koi is Pakistani romantic comedy drama serial aired on 3 November 2015 to 8 March 2016 on Hum TV. It is written by Amna Mufti, directed by Ehteshamuddin and produced by Momina Duraid under her production company. It stars Ahsan Khan and Hira Salman in lead roles. The series received acclaim due to script, direction and Mani's performance.
Nund Rishi, also known as Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani and by the title Alamdar-e-Kashmir, was a Kashmiri Sufi saint, mystic, poet and Islamic preacher. Nund Rishi was among the founders of the Rishi order, a Sufi tradition of the region. He influenced many spiritual teachers and saints, including Hamza Makhdoom, Resh Mir Sàeb, and Shamas Faqir.
The Sheikh Mujib family is a prominent Bangladeshi political dynasty, which primarily consists of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina and their relatives.
Deewar-e-Shab is a 2019 Pakistani historical drama television series created and produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions, and directed by Iqbal Hussain. It is the dramatization of the novel of the same name by Aliya Bukhari. The series has Nausheen Shah, Sarah Khan, Shehzad Sheikh, Shehroz Sabzwari Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbas, Kinza Hashmi, Anmol Baloch, Hira Soomro and Osama Tahir as leading actors while Zara Noor Abbas, Iqbal Ansari and Mohsin Abbas Haider also has an extended cameo appearance. The series premiered from 8 June 2019 to 21 March 2020 on Hum TV.
Maiden & Princess is a 2019 picture book written in rhyming verse by Daniel Haack and Isabel Galupo and illustrated by Becca Human. The story, described in some press outlets as a lesbian fairy tale, concerns a maiden attending a ball centered on finding a wife for the prince; at the ball, the maiden instead falls in love with his sister, the princess.
Shrabani Basu is an Indian journalist and historian, and the author of several books including Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant (2010), which was based on the friendship between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim. It was subsequently adapted into the film Victoria & Abdul (2017). Earlier she authored Spy Princess: The life of Noor Inayat Khan (2006), following which she founded the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust and campaigned for a memorial to Khan, which resulted in the erection of a bust in Gordon Square, London. In 2020, she unveiled a Blue Plaque outside Khan's London home on Taviton Street.
Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan is a book that traces the life of children's story writer and decorated British secret agent of the Second World War, Noor Inayat Khan. It was researched and written by Shrabani Basu, and first published in the United Kingdom in 2006 by Sutton Publishing. The book has a foreword by M. R. D. Foot and contains information from her formerly secret personal Special Operations Executive (SOE) files, released in 2003.
