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Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.

Zainab Salbi

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