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

The youth are the catalysts for real change.

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.

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.

Extremism is not endemic in my region, nor is anti-Western sentiment. No doubt there is discontent and distrust. That is towards more the American and some Western policies, and not toward the American people.

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

To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.