I don’t believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI don’t believe there is a clash between cultures. I believe there is a clash between perceptions of each other.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANWhen girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANBeing queen is overrated.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANFor 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 JORDANI’m amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANThe job description for a queen changes with the times.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANEducate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI 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 JORDANValues are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANI don’t know if I’d put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANOf course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANGood teachers teach. Great teachers transform.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANMy position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANIt 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