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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANThe youth are the catalysts for real change.
More Queen Rania of Jordan Quotes
-
-
My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
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 -
The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
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 -
Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
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.
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 -
The job description for a queen changes with the times.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN -
Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN