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Women are not just victims they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.

Zainab Salbi

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Zainab Salbi
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.
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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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