In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.

I found that being online has opened a window for me to look into other people's lives... The greatest fear that I have is losing touch.

It is all too easy to draw conclusions and make sweeping judgments about millions of Muslim women based on fleeting television images. That is not right.

Everybody's social life in Jordan revolves around family.

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.

We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.

A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.