“I 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.” WayMeanFacesCultureChallengesOpinionExtremesSimplifyMarginalized Author:Zainab Salbi
“Unfortunately, violence against women is not the only injustice women face globally; it is one of the many inequalities that impede the full development of socially excluded women globally.” FacesViolenceDevelopmentInjusticeInequalityViolence Against WomenExcludedStop Violence Against Women Author:Zainab Salbi
“From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.” FacesViolenceSkillsGenderOppressionJoblessnessLack Of Education Author:Zainab Salbi
“Since 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.” NeedsWarHomeSchoolFacesDoorsKitchenClosingShortage Author:Zainab Salbi
“War is not a computer-generated missile striking a digital map. War is the color of earth as it explodes in our faces, the sound of child pleading, the smell of smoke and fear. Women survivors of war are not the single image portrayed on the television screen, but the glue that holds families and countries together. Perhaps by understanding women, and the other side of war ... we will have more humility in our discussions of wars... perhaps it is time to listen to womens side of history.” ChildrenWarCountryEarthTogetherFacesUnderstandingSoundSidesTelevisionHumilityColorComputerSmellScreensSmokeDiscussionDigitalMapsSurvivorMissilesGluePleading Author:Zainab Salbi
“While 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.” WorldNeedsLooksMayDifferentTogetherFacesHairDiscriminationSuitsChanging The WorldExtremityKabulSariLoose Women Author:Zainab Salbi
