Author: Zainab Salbi

Quotes

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

- Zainab Salbi

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

- Zainab Salbi

I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.

I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.

- Zainab Salbi

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

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

- Zainab Salbi

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.

- Zainab Salbi

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

- 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 women's rights and value.

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 women's rights and value.

- 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 in more extreme ways than others.

I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others.

- Zainab Salbi

Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life?

Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life?

- Zainab Salbi

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