“They are women who are standing on their feet in spite of their circumstances, not because of it. Think of how the world can be a much better place if, for a change, we have a better equality, we have equality, we have a representation and we understand war, both from the front-line and the back-line discussion.”

—  Zainab Salbi

Speech at TEDGlobal 2010

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Iraqi American author, women's rights activist 1969

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