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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.

Queen Rania of Jordan

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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Believe Out Speaks Thinking
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Country Girl Looks
I’m amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.
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Hurt People Women World
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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Expressison Home Husband Personal Son
My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
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Focus Gossip Rumor
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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Day End Essence Important
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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Believe Children World
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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Children Daunting Empowerment Opportunity Safety Women
The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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Description Jobs Queens
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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Our Thinking Today World
I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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Born Political Will
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

People Population Thinking
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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Distrust Doubt People
Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
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Protect Shields Throw
Being queen is overrated.
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Being Overrated People Queens
Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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Great Teacher Transform Good