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Zainab Salbi Quotes

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Women are part of peace keeping troops in countries like Liberia  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Living in war is a co- existence with death  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) War is nothing but a microcosm of peace... it shows you life in a more intense way and that’s how I continue to live it... for good or bad reasons.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Historically speaking, religious and conservative groups always wanted the control over the private sphere that impacts women most, as reflected by family law and women’s access to resources and mobility. And often secular groups traded this for economic incentives and trade  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Women in the Arab world have a rich history in their active participation in political change from the Algeria revolution against the French occupation to the most recent revolution in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya among other countries. The question is not their participation. Their question is the incorporation of women’s voices fully in the new definitions of the countries where change has happened  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) By accepting what the external structures have told us we need to do, we have given the power of our realities and ourselves to others. It is time to tell a new story for women, and that can only start with women  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Growing up under Saddam’s rule, I witnessed many injustices occurring everyday in my country and yet I could not do anything to prevent them.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Changes don’t happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) 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 be.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) There’s a lot of projection that if you’re in service then you shouldn’t look good. I’m no different from anybody else. I like clothes, I like shoes, I like to go have nice dinners, I like to dance. Just because I’ve dedicated myself to serving women, why do you think I need to sacrifice myself?  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) It is the diversity of views that stems from different experiences and different backgrounds that lead to healthy decision-making and not the unified experiences and unified views.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) 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 Quotes) Without women’s full inclusion at the decision making table, we cannot have any healthy decision making that is good for men and women alike.  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) War is nothing but a microcosm of peace... it shows you life in a more intense way and that’s how I continue to live it... for good or bad reasons  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) If half the society isn’t engaged on any number of sectors, success and potential will be limited. In that sense, I do definitely believe there is a growing movement and moment for women’s issues  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) 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. I didn’t want to be a 60-year-old woman holding on to something I created when I was 23  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Believe in your passions and act on them  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Stronger women build stronger nations  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Changes don’t happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world  (Zainab Salbi Quotes) Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good  (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  (Zainab Salbi Quotes)
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