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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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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 don’t think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.
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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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My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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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 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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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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We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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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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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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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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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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