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.

Being queen is overrated.

I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.

I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.

The youth are the catalysts for real change.

I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.

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