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Long-term trauma for women who have survived armed conflict is a haunting reminder that health issues and depression can follow decades after the end of war, but women who hope for healing can and do move forward.

Zainab Salbi

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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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