Queen Rania of Jordan is dedicated towards lifting Jordan's youth, and that's demonstrated through her numerous education initiatives, female and community empowerment, and efforts to drive technology and innovation.
On the international stage, she is recognized for challenging stereotypes of Islam and the Arab world, while simultaneously encouraging tolerance between different faiths and cultures.
All while being a wife, raising four children, and executing her royal duties as queen consort of Jordan, we can definitely say she is a shero of the Arab world.
Here are 10 inspirational quotes from Queen Rania.
1. On education
"If you educate a woman, you educate a family, if you educate a girl, you educate the future."
2. On first impressions
"I prefer to judge women on their ethics, their values, what they think, what they do, rather than on what they wear."
3. On passing judgement
"We shouldn’t judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes."
6. On peace in the Middle East
"To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns."
7. On the veil
"Many in the West look at the veil as a symbol of oppression. Now as long as a woman chooses to wear the veil because of her belief and because of her own personal relationship with God, she should be free to dress in whichever way she wants."
8. On bridging the gap between different cultures
"Whether I'm in China, India, Africa, United States or Europe, you walk into a room and you meet someone and you think you're going to be so different. But once you go beyond the mannerisms, the language, the cultural idiosyncrasies, you realize that you're basically the same."
9. On women in society
"A society’s expectations of women are a reflection of its belief in their capabilities and value."
10. On female empowerment
“When a woman succeeds, she reaches out to those around her and pulls them up with her. That is why if you empower a woman, you empower a whole society.”