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Zainab Salbi



Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi women’s rights activist, social entrepreneur, writer, public speaker, and media personality. She founded Women for Women International, which is dedicated to helping women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives and communities, and has produced and hosted documentary-style series for PBS, Yahoo News, and HuffPost.

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Zainab Salbi - What Does It Mean to Be a Self-Aware Activist?

Sometimes activists are those that need self-reflection most. Zainab Salbi relates her journey of turning her focus inward, so she can more effectively serve others in her outward activism.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageOur dreams do not require us to self-sacrifice.

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Zainab Salbi - How to Befriend Your Own Darkness

Zainab Salbi talks about exploring your own darkness, your own shadow, to understand what is affecting others and meet each other in peaceful conversation.

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Zainab Salbi - Stopping Our "Us Vs. Them" Mentality to Come Together

Zainab Salbi guides us through how we can stop dividing everything into the good, the bad, the ugly and realizing we are all human, and we need to come together to make a difference in the world.

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Zainab Salbi's Meditation for Self-Love

We tell ourselves too often "I'm not good enough." Activist and author, Zainab Salbi presents a self-compassion meditation that will reveal your own inner beauty and bring lasting happiness.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageOnly when we tell our stories can there be real healing.

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Zainab Salbi Discusses “The Zainab Salbi Project” | Build Series

Discover the human voices behind the headlines in the new Huffington Post Original series “The Zainab Salbi Project.

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Activist Zainab Salbi on Escaping an Abusive Arranged Marriage | SuperSoul Sunday | OWN

Zainab Salbi grew up in Baghdad, under the shadow of Saddam Hussein. Her father’s job as the brutal dictator’s pilot drew the family into Saddam’s inner circle, a dangerous place for a young woman.

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Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam

Zainab Salbi was eleven years old when her father was chosen to be Saddam Hussein's personal pilot and her family's life was grafted onto his. Her mother, the beautiful Alia, taught her daughter the skills she needed to survive. A plastic smile. Saying yes.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageLiving our truth is not always easy, but it is always worth it.

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