Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANThere are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Of course, I tweet. Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home?
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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It’s really your essence and your values that are important.
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Muslim women must stand up and speak out about who we are, what we believe and where we are going. I think we need to know that our counterparts in the west are also willing to listen and reciprocate.
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For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
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Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone’s rights. It’s where we’re reminded that we’re all human and all equal. It’s where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don’t get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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I don’t know if I’d put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.
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