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.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI 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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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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Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
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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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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 believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
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Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
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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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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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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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We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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Social media are a catalyst for the advancement of everyone’s rights. It’s where we’re reminded that we’re all human and all equal. It’s where people can find and fight for a cause, global or local, popular or specialized, even when there are hundreds of miles between them.
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