I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.
Zainab SalbiI 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 SalbiWomen are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.
Zainab SalbiSince war often enters homes through the "kitchen door," we need to understand women's attempts to keep life going in the face of shortage of food, closing of schools and reduced freedoms.
Zainab SalbiWhile women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.
Zainab Salbi