By Irene Butler Pics by Rick Hashemite? I had to look this up. The Hashemite trace their ancestry back to the great-grandfather of Prophet Muhammad. In the Kingdom of Jordan the current ruler from this line is His Majesty King Abdulla II, who ascended to the throne in 1999. He has continued to follow his father’s commitment to create a positive moderating role within the Arab region and the world. There was a chill in the air when we arrived in the capital of Amman, so after one night we took a “Jett Bus” south to Aqaba for the...