We need another revolution in the Arab world. We need an education revolution. If there’s one thing we need to focus on, it’s redesigning our educational systems. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
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. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
It isn’t often that the logic behind a policy is so clear. But when it comes to the value of educating girls, the evidence speaks for itself. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
When you educate a girl, you kick-start a cycle of success. It makes economic sense. It makes social sense. It makes moral sense. But, it seems, it’s not common sense yet. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
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. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
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. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
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. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, ‘I wish I could do that.’ Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
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. Queen Rania of Jordan Read Quote
