We look at problems happening halfway across the world and we think, ‘Well, that’s their problem.’ But it’s not. … When you solve somebody else’s problem, you’re solving a problem for yourself because our world today is so interconnected.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANMy role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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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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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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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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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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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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The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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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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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Being queen is overrated.
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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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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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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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