Today's post is not only dedicated to a woman of exceptional style, but a woman whose inspirational life is also worth idolizing.
Who She Is: Born Rania al Yassin, on 31 August 1970, she is the current Queen consort of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Why I Heart Her: Considered one of the most powerful women in the world, she devotes her time towards quality education for Jordanian children (specifically girls). She also is an advocate of educating the world of the Muslim culture. Most recently she has received a reward for Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year.
“It’s about justice,” she says. “There are 600 million girls [in the developing world; many are] shackled by housework or work in factories; many fall victim to early marriage, sexual abuse, HIV. So I push for girls’ education because it works. Girls’ wages can go up by 20 percent for every year of education [past fourth grade]. Look at any country that’s plagued with poverty, disease or violence; the antidote is girls. Girls are the antibodies to many of society’s ills.” - from Glamour
Her Vision:
Education = Opportunity.
The opportunity to work. The opportunity to escape poverty. The opportunity to live healthily. The opportunity to live confidently. The opportunity to hope.
I believe you deserve an education.
Whoever you are.
It’s your right.
You deserve the chance to make the most of this brief glimpse we call existence. To be all you can be. To help those dear to you. To re-imagine the parameters of possibility.
Because education is transformative.
It can rescue a girl from the burdens of adulthood: early marriage and premature pregnancy.
It can empower a woman to take control of her life: mind, body, and soul.
It can defeat disease and temper intolerance: a shield for both our health and our humanity.
Education is a Titan.
Whole communities and countries lifted from the quicksands of destitution to the plains of progress.
And the power of education lies not in the pages of textbooks, or the recital of facts and figures.
It resides in the mind of a child who is taught how to think. How to learn. How to navigate the world, avoid whirlpools, climb mountains.
Education isn’t a line I’m spinning.
It’s a lifeline that’s saving.
Saving families. Saving futures.
She's beautiful, she's stylish, she's cool, and she's lives every girl's dream -- being Queen. And if that wasn't enough to convince you of her fabulousness, she also blogs, YouTubes, Facebooks, and Tweets!
Read her Woman of the Year Glamour piece here:
http://www.glamour.com/women-of-the-year/2010/queen-rania
Website:
http://www.queenrania.jo/
Blog:
http://www.queenrania.jo/blog
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/QueenRania
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/QueenRania
#ShesSoAwesomeIWannaDie
