YouTube, an international video sharing website, announced Thursday that Jordan's Queen Rania will be the premier recipient of the YouTube Visionary Award, local daily the Jordan Times reported Friday.
The queen will accept this honor in recognition of her efforts, via online video, to rid the world of the stereotypes and misconceptions associated with Arab and Muslim communities, said the daily.
"Queen Rania sets the standard for breaking down stereotypes and her YouTube videos are nothing short of inspirational," said YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. "It is both a pleasure and an honor to present her with this much-deserved tribute."
The Visionary Award was established to highlight those who use YouTube as a global platform for positive social change.
"YouTube encourages us to be active participants in a global conversation, making our voices heard, giving us the power to broadcast ourselves, increasing knowledge of each other, breaking down the barriers between us clip by clip," said Queen Rania.
"It is a pleasure to accept the first YouTube Visionary Award in this spirit," she added.
Queen Rania launched her YouTube channel in March 2008 to foster open dialogue and combat ignorance and stereotypes. Her YouTube videos bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cultures by examining the increasing involvement of women in the Middle East workforce and by debunking misguided assumptions about Muslims and Arabs.
To date, her channel has generated nearly three million video views and received more than 43,000 messages from users around the world.
Source: Xinhua
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