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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

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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Day End Essence Important
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
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
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Children Daunting Empowerment Opportunity Safety Women
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 JORDAN

Empowered Feels Labels
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 JORDAN

Everything Goal Lines Precludes Self
Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Course Democracy Process
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Exclusive Modernity Religion
Being queen is overrated.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Being Overrated People Queens
Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Changing Future Girl World
The youth are the catalysts for real change.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Catalyst Real Youth
I’m amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Hurt People Women World
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Believe Rich Understanding
My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Focus Gossip Rumor
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Common Sense Girl Moral
Modernity is not about dress codes.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Code Dress Dresses Modernity
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
We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Judging People Stereotype
I don’t believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Believe Culture Perception
Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Protect Shields Throw
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Devotion God Mean People
Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Changing Dream Jobs Life
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
Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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Great Teacher Transform Good
I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Person Sacrifice Want
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Clothes Creative Expression
When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Cascade Educated Girl