My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I’d rather not focus on that.
QUEEN RANIA OF JORDANLook 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 really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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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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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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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.
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Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
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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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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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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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Of course, I tweet. Tweeting is a very personal form of expression. Who else could talk about my son refusing to wear a suit to meet the Pope, my husband flying a helicopter, or take a twitpic from our home?
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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.
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We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
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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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