"I really feel that political will is born out of popular will."
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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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"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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"Well, my husband is supportive of my work, like advocating for dialogue between cultures on YouTube."
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"Women in Jordan are participating in all aspects of civil as well as political life - as female judges, parliamentarians, businesswomen. And the evolution will continue. This is not something that happens overnight."
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"When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society."
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"Today, I join King Abdullah in Paris to stand in solidarity with the people of France in their darkest hour...To stand in unity against extremism in all its forms and to stand up for our cherished faith, Islam. And so that the lasting image of these terrible events is an unprecedented outpouring of sympathy and support between people of all faiths and cultures."
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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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"It's about using social media for social change: creating a community of advocates who can use their voices on behalf of the voiceless, or leverage their talents, skills, knowledge, and resources to put more children into classrooms, or pressure their elected representatives to get global education top of the agenda."
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"I don't believe that there is fair enough understanding of either our status as women or the total context of our lives, which is very rich and multi-faceted."
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"Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription."
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"I found that being online has opened a window for me to look into other people's lives... The greatest fear that I have is losing touch."
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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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"Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family."
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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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"It 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."
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"People sometimes think of 'queen' as a title that's shrouded with protocol and formality, and for that reason sometimes people are not easily saying what they want to say. They're reluctant to express their opinions, and I kind of find that frustrating because I want to know what people really, really think."
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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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"My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that."
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