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Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

Zainab Salbi

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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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The injustice is that women continue to be the main target of violence both during wartime and peacetime and yet there is still a lack of a public outrage.
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Passionately enjoy life!
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I believe that leadership acts should be manifested by engaging in external work that can be observed and shared with everyone else.
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Believe in your passions and act on them.
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Stronger women build stronger nations.
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No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
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It is the diversity of views that stems from different experiences and different backgrounds that lead to healthy decision-making and not the unified experiences and unified views.
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Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.
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While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.
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