Eminent Women Series 4 – An Interaction with Zainab Salbi, Women’s rights activist, writer, and public speaker

A conversation with Zainab Salbi, Humanitarian, Author, and Media Personality was another one on the Eminent Women series. At the age of 23, Zainab founded Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization dedicated to serving women survivors of war to rebuild their lives.

President Clinton named her as one of the 21 Century heroes in Harper’s Bazaar (2011), Zainab was also featured as one of 25 women changing the world in People’s Magazine (2015), by Oprah Winfrey.

She was amongst the top 100 Global Thinkers (2016) in Foreign Policy Magazine. Speaking about her early life and her mother’s influence in shaping her story, she mentioned it was her mother’s mantra that made her a stronger person and ‘ gave me the voice to be heard’. She always told me to smile at life so that life can smile back”, she said.

The world talks about war from men’s perspective but when it seen thru the lenses of the women as to how life continues in the midst of war — and how the ones who “keep life going” are women.”, Zainab further added.
Fatima Mahdi Karan, Business Editor and Anchor moderated the session.