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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.

Queen Rania of Jordan

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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Modernity is not about dress codes.
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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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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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Hurt People Women World
I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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Person Sacrifice Want
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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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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It is all too easy to draw conclusions and make sweeping judgments about millions of Muslim women based on fleeting television images. That is not right.
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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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Devotion God Mean People
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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Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
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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 really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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Born Political Will
I don’t think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.
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