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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.

Queen Rania of Jordan

The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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Description Jobs Queens
My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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Models People Role Wish
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Exclusive Modernity Religion
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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Day End Essence Important
I don’t lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.
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Loses Sleep Worry
We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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Judging People Stereotype
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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Devotion God Mean People
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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Believe Out Speaks Thinking
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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Expressison Home Husband Personal Son
Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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Great Teacher Transform Good
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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Believe Rich Understanding
Modernity is not about dress codes.
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Code Dress Dresses Modernity
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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Distrust Doubt People
Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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Changing Dream Jobs Life
When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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Cascade Educated Girl
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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Common Sense Girl Moral