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 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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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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 position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
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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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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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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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Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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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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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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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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Being queen is overrated.
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By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive – and that precludes everything.
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