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There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.

Queen Rania of Jordan

The job description for a queen changes with the times.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Description Jobs Queens
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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People Population Thinking
There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Day Misperception One Stereotype
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
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
Being queen is overrated.
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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive – and that precludes everything.
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Everything Goal Lines Precludes Self
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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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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Person Sacrifice Want
My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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Models People Role Wish
I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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Modernity is not about dress codes.
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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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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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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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