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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 youth are the catalysts for real change.
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Catalyst Real Youth
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
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
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Exclusive Modernity Religion
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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Believe Culture Perception
It is all too easy to draw conclusions and make sweeping judgments about millions of Muslim women based on fleeting television images. That is not right.
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Fleeting Judgment Television
The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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Description Jobs Queens
Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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Changing Future Girl World
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
When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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Cascade Educated Girl
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
Being queen is overrated.
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Being Overrated People Queens
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
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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Devotion God Mean People
I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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Person Sacrifice Want
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