Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANOf 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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I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom.
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The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.
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I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women’s empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.
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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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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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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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Being queen is overrated.
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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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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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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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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Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it’s not common sense yet.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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