I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.

Muslim women must stand up and speak out about who we are, what we believe and where we are going. I think we need to know that our counterparts in the west are also willing to listen and reciprocate.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

The job description for a queen changes with the times.

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.

My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, "I wish I could do that." Like women who endure hardships and turn their luck around and bring up children on their own and start a business. Or a social worker who leaves his country, his comfort, his friends, and goes far away to help people he doesn't know. I want to evolve into that, ultimately. I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.

My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that.