Royal Videoblogging
Now royal figures are launching their own videoblog. The Queen of Jordania, Rania al Abdullah, launched a videoblog to voice her opinions on world issues and also to communicate more closely to Jordanians via the web. In addition, the blog also notes that here are a lot of misconceptions about the Arab culture and the Middle East and the vlog wants to break down stereotypes and engage in an international dialog.The vlog, which is hosted by YouTube, is quite popular between Jordanian and also foreign YouTube members. In the introductory video, the Queen says, “In a world where it is so easy to connect with one another, we still remain disconnected. There is a whole world of wonder out there that we cannot appreciate with stereotypes. So it is important for all of us to join forces, come together and try to bring down those misconceptions. And I have been surprised by some of the questions I have been asked about the Arab world and the Middle East. Do all Arabs hate Americans? Can Arab women work? Are there any YouTubers in Jordan?”. For these aims, Queen Rania launched the videoblog.
The latest post, posted on the 18th of May, is titled “Arab = Muslim = Terror = War?”. This post contains Queen Rania’s responds to the stereotyping of Arabian people as terrorists. See the latest post here.
I think this is a very good step. because as a queen, Queen Rania needs to communicate more closely to her people, and also all people around the world. Probably the government of Indonesia needs to follow Queen Rania, in order to know more about the opinions of Indonesians.
