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.

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

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.

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

I dont want to be someone in my sixties holding on to a group that I created when I was in my twenties.

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

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.