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Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.

Queen Rania of Jordan

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Course Democracy Process
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Believe Rich Understanding
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Devotion God Mean People
I don’t believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Believe Culture Perception
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Believe Out Speaks Thinking
The youth are the catalysts for real change.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Catalyst Real Youth
Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Great Teacher Transform Good
Modernity is not about dress codes.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Code Dress Dresses Modernity
I don’t lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Loses Sleep Worry
There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Day Misperception One Stereotype
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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Children Daunting Empowerment Opportunity Safety Women
I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Born Political Will
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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Fleeting Judgment Television
Being queen is overrated.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Being Overrated People Queens
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Exclusive Modernity Religion
The job description for a queen changes with the times.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN

Description Jobs Queens