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.

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 hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.

The job description for a queen changes with the times.

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.

First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So you cannot just make a generalized statement about women. Second, Islam is not the problem. It's tradition. It's culture. It's age-old mind-sets that need to be changed.

Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.