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Women are part of peace keeping troops in countries like Liberia. — Zainab Salbi

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

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

I believe that there is an urgent need to restructure the discussion of war to include the impact it has on women. — Zainab Salbi

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

I don't want to be someone in my sixties holding on to a group that I created when I was in my twenties. — Zainab Salbi

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

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence. — 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. — Zainab Salbi

I believe that leadership acts should be manifested by engaging in external work that can be observed and shared with everyone else. — Zainab Salbi

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land. — Zainab Salbi

One year of the world's military spending equals 700 years of the U.N. budget and equals 2,928 years of the U.N. budget allocated for women. — Zainab Salbi

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

Only 8 percent of peace talks have included women at any level. — Zainab Salbi

Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability. — Zainab Salbi

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example. — Zainab Salbi

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

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

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world. — 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. — Zainab Salbi

Living in war is a co- existence with death. — Zainab Salbi

Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world. — Zainab Salbi

Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation. — Zainab Salbi

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

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

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced. — Zainab Salbi

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it. — Zainab Salbi

Women have never been a chief negotiator in any UN-sponsored talks. — Zainab Salbi

Stronger women build stronger nations. — Zainab Salbi

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

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

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

Believe in your passions and act on them. — Zainab Salbi

From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression. — Zainab Salbi

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