Armed conflict Quote by Zainab Salbi

Since I was 15 years old I have dedicated my life to serving women.

— Zainab Salbi

Only 1 in 13 participants in peace negotiations since 1992 has been a woman.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Zainab Salbi

Stronger women build stronger nations.

— Zainab Salbi

I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.

— 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…

— 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…

— Zainab Salbi

There is never a typical week. I don't think I can live with a typical week.

— Zainab Salbi

Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful.

— 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…

— Zainab Salbi