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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Look at any country that’s plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society’s ills.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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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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Being queen is overrated.
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Modernity is not about dress codes.
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We look at problems happening halfway across the world and we think, ‘Well, that’s their problem.’ But it’s not. … When you solve somebody else’s problem, you’re solving a problem for yourself because our world today is so interconnected.
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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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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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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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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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Extremism is not endemic in my region, nor is anti-Western sentiment. No doubt there is discontent and distrust. That is towards more the American and some Western policies, and not toward the American people.
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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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I don’t believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
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