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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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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 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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I don’t lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.
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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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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Modernity is not about dress codes.
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Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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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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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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Being queen is overrated.
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I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom.
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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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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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