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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.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Modernity is not about dress codes.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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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Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
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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.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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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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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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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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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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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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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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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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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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