Lunch with Queen Rania raises Dh500,000 for Palestinian schools

Haneen Dajani

ABU DHABI // More than Dh500,000 (US$136,000) was raised in the capital today at a women's lunch with Queen Rania of Jordan, with the funds going towards the development of Palestinian schools. Queen Rania launched the initiative, called Madrasati, last month. The first stage involves improvements in the infrastructure of 22 schools in East Jerusalem. About 380 women attended the charity event, held in the Intercontinental Hotel's ballroom. It included a fashion show of traditional dresses and an auction of an antique Jordanian dress, which sold for Dh60,000. hdajani@thenational.ae

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