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Unfortunately, violence against women is not the only injustice women face globally it is one of the many inequalities that impede the full development of socially excluded women globally.

Zainab Salbi

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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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Bagdad
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I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.
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I believe that there is an urgent need to restructure the discussion of war to include the impact it has on women.
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My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival of life on the backlines, where women are keeping kids in school, caring for the sick and injured, and daily negotiating space for the continuation of critical life processes of this nature, we're going to continue to miss the point.
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Every woman must own her story otherwise we are all part of the silence.
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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.
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Passionately enjoy life!
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Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.
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Growing up under Saddam's rule, I witnessed many injustices occurring everyday in my country and yet I could not do anything to prevent them.
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I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.
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