By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive – and that precludes everything.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANExtremism 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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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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We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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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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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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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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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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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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I don’t believe that there is fair enough understanding of either our status as women or the total context of our lives, which is very rich and multi-faceted.
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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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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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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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