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" Role models can inspire. Campaigns can motivate. But if we want all girls everywhere to rise up, then we must find them, befriend them and support them. "
Queen Rania of Jordan
Find
Rise
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" Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube. "
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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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" As a child I sometimes used to travel to the West Bank to visit my family, so I know what the checkpoints felt like. I knew what it was like to live under occupation. "
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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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" 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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" If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together. "
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" Children who have an education grow up to lead healthier lives - earn higher income, take better care of their families, contribute to their economies. "
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" I feel that we don't have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how. "
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" I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself. "
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" Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family. "
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" Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them. "
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" Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled. "
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Learning
" I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale. "
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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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" We always say Jordan is not rich in natural resources - we don't have oil or gas like some of our neighbors do - but I think in terms of human resources, we are quite lucky and we are really trying to foster an environment of innovation and technology. I think Jordan will emerge as a center of innovation in the Middle East. "
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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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" We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It's just that our perception of it isn't. "
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" Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony. "
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" The average Jordanian has much in common with the average American in terms of the values that we share, the fact that we all value the family unit, our work ethic. "
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" The protocol things, the officialdom, are part of my work. But it doesn't take more than 20 percent of my time. The majority of my time I spend on issues that I care about. "
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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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