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> [In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/in-every-single-culture-i-encountered-there-were-always-women-who/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

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## More by Zainab Salbi

> [Since I was 15 years old I have dedicated my life to serving women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/since-i-was-15-years-old-i-have-dedicated-my-life-to-serving-women/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [Only 1 in 13 participants in peace negotiations since 1992 has been a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/only-1-in-13-participants-in-peace-negotiations-since-1992-has-been-a/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [I learned that victims come in all image - some raped, some witnessing an act of violence, some losing loved ones. I learned that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/i-learned-that-victims-come-in-all-image-some-raped-some-witnessing/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [Women in the Arab world have a rich history in their active participation in political change from the Algeria revolution against the French occupation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/women-in-the-arab-world-have-a-rich-history-in-their-active/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival of life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/my-message-to-the-world-is-that-until-we-recognize-that-peace-is-not/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [Stronger women build stronger nations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/stronger-women-build-stronger-nations/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/i-grew-up-with-injustice-and-could-do-nothing-about-it-but-once-in/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/i-by-no-means-intend-to-simplify-the-challenges-women-face-in-any/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [From an economic perspective, women are treated unfairly: they perform 66 percent of the world's work and produce 50 percent of the food but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/from-an-economic-perspective-women-are-treated-unfairly-they-perform/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [There is never a typical week. I don't think I can live with a typical week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/there-is-never-a-typical-week-i-don-t-think-i-can-live-with-a-typical/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/where-has-change-ever-been-clean-and-nice-it-has-always-been-messy/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/as-women-we-must-speak-out-speak-up-say-no-to-our-inheritance-of-loss/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [I don't have a child, so Women for Women is like my child. But I always said I would step down after 20 years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/i-don-t-have-a-child-so-women-for-women-is-like-my-child-but-i-always/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/everything-is-give-and-take-the-solutions-are-in-the-middle-not-in/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

> [When war ends, women are the first to pick up the pieces. Where there is no market place, they go door to door. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-salbi/when-war-ends-women-are-the-first-to-pick-up-the-pieces-where-there/)

[Zainab Salbi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-salbi/)

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