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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
Zainab Salbi
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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation.
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