Queen Noor of Jordan's Gardener Sues for Sexual Discrimination

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Queen Noor of Jordan's head gardener is suing her employer for sexual discrimination, claiming that she was sidelined and denied access to her tools on the Royal estate.

Amanda Hill alleged that a male colleague was promoted to do her job, that she was "turfed out" of her office and excluded from staff decisions.

She said she was bullied into resigning when she complained to her bosses at Buckhurst Park in Windsor, Berks.

Queen Noor, who uses the sprawling multi-million pound estate when in England, could be called to give evidence at an employment tribunal when the case is heard next year.
The dispute began when Mrs Hill discovered that her groundsman, Danny Welland, had been given a pay rise and a new job title, allowing him to do her work.

The disgruntled employee launched proceedings against Queen Noor, the widow of the late King Hussein, former King of Jordan, after bringing the matter to her attention. » | Victoria Ward | Monday, September 26, 2011

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Hollywood Movies to Be Used to Foster ‘Inter-Cultural Understanding’
ARAB NEWS: IN the wake of the 2004 Madrid train bombings, Spain and Turkey founded The Alliance of Civilizations, an organization designed to foster dialogue between cultures and religions and, quite clearly, to head off any anti-Islamic furor triggered by the bombings. In the event the Spanish were commendably measured in their response to the carnage that had been visited on their capital. The Alliance, however, came to be criticized as being merely a talking shop.

This week this changed when, at a two-day meeting in Madrid, 350 delegates from 63 countries, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, agreed to set up a UN-backed $100-million fund to finance films which, while being entertaining, are also designed to foster understanding and peace between cultures. Unveiling the initiative, Queen Noor of Jordan said that an initial $10 million of financing was in place. It was also revealed that partnerships had already been established with Hollywood production and distribution companies. At the same meeting another project — the Rapid Response Media Mechanism — was launched which is meant to reduce tension in times of cross-cultural crises by, according to Ban, furnishing “voices of reason to reporters and producers around the world.” Editorial: Alliance not clash >>>

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