Zainab Salbi
Zainab Salbi
Zainab Salbiis an author, women's rights activist, humanitarian, social entrepreneur, and media commentator who is the founder and former CEOof Washington-based Women for Women International...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionActivist
CountryIraq
order rights movement
I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.
inspiration world needs
The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.
war existence
Living in war is a co- existence with death.
example charisma
Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.
silence stories
Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
strong war taken
Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.
believe speaks-out today
I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.
country children war
War is not a computer-generated missile striking a digital map. War is the color of earth as it explodes in our faces, the sound of child pleading, the smell of smoke and fear. Women survivors of war are not the single image portrayed on the television screen, but the glue that holds families and countries together. Perhaps by understanding women, and the other side of war ... we will have more humility in our discussions of wars... perhaps it is time to listen to womens side of history.
community leader levels
Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.
knowing land cliffs
Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.