I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANFor 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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Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
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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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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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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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Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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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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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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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Being queen is overrated.
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Modernity is not about dress codes.
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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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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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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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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 hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.
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