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Only when we tell our stories can there be real healing.

By Zainab Salbi
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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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