Zainab Salbi: Giving Women a Voice

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4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Women’s rights activist and international humanitarian Zainab Salbi discusses her dedication to helping women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives. An Iraqi-American, Zainab talks about growing up in Saddam Hussein's inner circle, leading a life of privilege and luxury but also one of fear and terror. When she was 19 years old, Zainab left Iraq for an arranged marriage in the United States, which turned out to be abusive, forcing her to leave the marriage and start a new life. She later founded Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization dedicated to serving female survivors of war. Zainab talks about following her calling and what she's learned about humanity through her advocacy work.

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1:05.1	is time, taking time to be more fully present. Your journey to become more inspired and
1:13.2	connected to the deeper world around us starts right now. Humanitarian Zaynep Solby. For decades,
1:22.6	she's helped women in war-torn countries stand in their truth. Zaynep was first called the
1:28.1	action at the age of 23. It was the early 90s during the Bosnia and Croatia conflict when Zaynep
1:34.6	read about a massive number of rapes in that region. Sparked by her personal experience of war,
1:40.4	Zaynep found it women for women international. The idea was brilliantly simple. Connect women
1:46.5	in war zones with other women around the world through letters and a $30 a month sponsorship.
1:52.8	Zaynep believes that honoring your own voice can awaken others to new possibilities, helping them
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2:06.0	is to open the hearts and minds of people. And if you can, drop little pieces of light into their
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