On the occasion of her Majesty's birthday, I would like to share HMQ interview with Oprah 10 years ago ( May 17th, Â 2006).
âShe is a brilliant woman, a gorgeous mother of four and an international fashion icon. Her mission, to make the world a better place for women and children. She also just happens to have a kingdom and a crownâ
As you educate a woman, you educate the family. If you educate the girls, you educate the future.
one of the most important things that you can do for a girl is to empower her with her education. Because once she has the education, she can then have control over her income, she can change her life, she can have choices
And I truly believe that education--and when we talk about poverty, in my mind, poverty is a she. You know, so many women around the world are just condemned to a life...
Oprah Winfrey: Poverty is a she? Yes.
Queen Rania : Yeah. So many women around the world are condemned to a life of misery, of hopelessness, of no future. And the most important thing is, you know, when a woman is educated and her life is improved, then she can improve the life of her children.
Unfortunately in the West, people look at the veil as a sign of oppression or weakness. And this is not true. As long as a woman is wearing it because of her belief. And I always say we should judge women according to what's going on in their heads rather than what's on top of their heads.
my children have to feel like they're global citizens, to really have an understanding of the world at large. And it's just so important because once you feel that others are like you, then you want for others what you want for yourself, and that way you start helping others and...
A lot of times the little problems that are happening halfway across the world and we think, well, that's their problem, but it's not. When you solve somebody else's problem, you're solving a problem for yourself, because our world today is so interconnected.
I think on both sides, between the Arabs and the West, there is mutual misunderstanding and feeling of suspicion and mistrust. Many of the Arabs feel that America is not on their side, that their policies are not fair toward Arabs and Muslims. However, I must say that the majority of the Arab people differentiate between American policy and the American people. So if any of you were to come and visit any of the Arab countries, you would be met with a great deal of hospitality and welcome. But when you talk about politics, then they start to say that, you know, America is not fair towards the Arabs, they are biased against the Arabs. And that just highlights the need for us to communicate a little bit more. We really need to change the way we look at each other, the way we deal with each other, the way we talk to each other.
I would like to dispel the misconception that Arabs are all extremists...
how to fight terrorism: Â it starts with our children, you know, and how we educate them. It's important for us to educate them about other cultures, about other religions, encourage them to think for themselves, to question, to create, to debate, and not just be influenced by what others have to say.
We have to create opportunities for our youth, you know, so they have a chance in life, because whenever you're frustrated and whenever you feel like you don't have a future, you can't get a job, then you're more susceptible to the influence by terrorism and extremist ideology.
The fight is not between Americans and Arabs. It's not between East and West. It's between extremists who exist in all religions against the moderates. And the worst thing for the extremists--the biggest nightmare is for us to get along, and that's why we have to get along. We have to communicate more.
The goodwill bank account,. I think we spend so much time in our lives working on our dollar bank account when we should really be thinking of the goodwill that we leave behind because that's the only thing that we really take with us is our good deeds.
Full interview here:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIKI8WX8Btw
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