My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
When war ends, women are the first to pick up the pieces. Where there is no market place, they go door to… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
The front[line] of wars is increasingly non-human eyes peering down on our perceived enemies from space, guiding missiles toward unseen targets. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
War is not a computer-generated missile striking a digital map. War is the color of earth as it explodes in our faces,… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Working with women survivors of war has taught me that we need to listen to women's perspectives on war in order to… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Since war often enters homes through the "kitchen door," we need to understand women's attempts to keep life going in the face… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Long-term trauma for women who have survived armed conflict is a haunting reminder that health issues and depression can follow decades after… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
War is nothing but a microcosm of peace... it shows you life in a more intense way and that's how I continue… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
I find it amazing that the only group of people who are not fighting and not killing and not pillaging and not… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
I believe that there is an urgent need to restructure the discussion of war to include the impact it has on women. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Only 1 in 13 participants in peace negotiations since 1992 has been a woman. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
There is never a typical week. I don't think I can live with a typical week. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
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 Image