We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANModernity is not about dress codes.
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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
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Being queen is overrated.
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When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it’s not common sense yet.
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I don’t believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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I don’t believe that there is fair enough understanding of either our status as women or the total context of our lives, which is very rich and multi-faceted.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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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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