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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANIt 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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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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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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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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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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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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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone’s rights. It’s where we’re reminded that we’re all human and all equal. It’s where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.
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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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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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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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I don’t lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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