Polls show that Arabs admire a lot of the Western values, cultural aspects in the West. It is more about policies than about way of life.

I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women's empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.

We look at problems 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.

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

Learning to read and write changes lives; it means jobs, money, health, and dreams fulfilled.

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

We're programmed to believe that time is the enemy, that it takes away from us or that it diminishes us. I have found that it's done the opposite to me. Life is in perfect balance. It's just that our perception of it isn't.