There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANAt 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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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.
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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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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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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.
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Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.
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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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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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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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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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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.
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