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… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Only 1 in 13 participants in peace negotiations since 1992 has been a woman. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
I learned that victims come in all image - some raped, some witnessing an act of violence, some losing loved ones. I learned that… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
Women in the Arab world have a rich history in their active participation in political change from the Algeria revolution against the French occupation… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival of life… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
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… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
There is never a typical week. I don't think I can live with a typical week. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
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… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
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.… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
When war ends, women are the first to pick up the pieces. Where there is no market place, they go door to door. When… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share
