Being Queen Is Overrated.

I Have Nothing Against The Veil. And I Think That, Wrongly, Many In The West Look At The Veil As A Symbol Of Oppression. Now, As Long As A Woman Chooses To Wear The Veil, Because That's Her Belief And Because Of Her Own - That's A Personal Relationship With God, So She Should Be Free To Dress In Whichever Way She Wants.

To Achieve A Lasting Peace In The Middle East Takes Guts, Not Guns.

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.

I'd Rather Be Dealt With As A Person Than A Persona.

Travelers Are The Greatest Ambassadors Of Tolerance.