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.
The more time goes on, the closer I am to the ground. I’ve been exposed to so many issues and people living under different pressures. It’s helped me realize that a lot of glamorous things that people prioritize really don’t matter.
We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.
Being queen is overrated.
Travelers are the greatest ambassadors of tolerance.
Holy scripture does not hold women back. It’s the people that decide to interpret it in such a way for their own, sometimes political, agendas.
I’ve learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.
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.
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.
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.
My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’
I don’t lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.
I 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.
Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
Everybody’s social life in Jordan revolves around family.
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.
I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.
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.
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.