I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom.
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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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.
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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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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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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
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When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
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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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The youth are the catalysts for real change.
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We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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Good teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
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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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Look at any country that’s plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society’s ills.
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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 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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The job description for a queen changes with the times.
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