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When Girls Are Educated, You Get Effects That Cascade Throughout Society.

Extremism Is Not Endemic In My Region, Nor Is Anti-western Sentiment. No Doubt There Is Discontent And Distrust. That Is Towards More The American And Some Western Policies, And Not Toward The American People.

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.

Children Keep Us In Check. Their Laughter Prevents Our Hearts From Hardening. Their Dreams Ensure We Never Lose Our Drive To Make Ours A Better World. They Are The Greatest Disciplinarians Known To Mankind.

Muslim Women Must Stand Up And Speak Out About Who We Are, What We Believe And Where We Are Going. I Think We Need To Know That Our Counterparts In The West Are Also Willing To Listen And Reciprocate.