"كانت حلما يراود والدتي جلالة المغفور لها الملكة علياء رحمها الله، وكان أملي أن يتحول هذا الحلم بعون الله وبحمده إلى واقع ملموس لتكون تكية أم علي منبر نور يلتجىء إليه الفقراء "
صاحبة السمو الملكي الأميرة هيا بنت الحسين
"It was my late mother, Queen Alia, who led me to food issues. She was very involved in reaching out to the hungry in Jordan and planned to start a food-aid NGO. She died three months before she could do that, when I was just three years old. When I was finally able to fulfill her dream in 2003, I chose the name she wanted: Tkiyet Um Ali, which roughly translates as “a shelter provided by the mother of Ali,” my brother. It continues to provide food assistance and employment opportunities to some of the poorest Jordanian families."
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein