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Freedom is an inside job
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Freedom is an inside job

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" If you want to know what true self power is then read this book. Zaineb Salbi , a modern day icon of empowerment and an inspiration to millions of women and to men like myself shares her journey from an environment of subjugation and cruel circumstances to inner freedom and leadership.The poet Rumi said " Why do you stay in prison when the door is wide open ?" The prison is the mind forged shackles of our own conditioning . Zainab's book will open your inner eye to the beauty of your own being. "

- Deepak Chopra

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

Paperback – August 17, 2006

“…a torrent of vividly recalled memories [that] reads with the sort of artless
verve that can come only from one who’s been unshackled from a lifetime of repression.”

“…a torrent of vividly recalled memories [that] reads with the sort of artless
verve that can come only from one who’s been unshackled from a lifetime of repression.”

- Vogue

– Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple

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If You Knew Me You Would Care

Paperback – August 17, 2006

Featuring Forewords by Meryl Streep, Annie Lennox, Ashley Judd, and Geena Davis.

“”If You Knew Me You Would Care” presents stunning photographs of women living where violence, poverty, and conflict are a given. Luckily, they have survived to tell their tale.

Paired with their personal stories, the photographs of smiling faces become truly powerful and inspiring documents of life beyond crisis. “

Zainab Salbi and Rennio Maifredi take us beyond the tragedy of war and the sigma of victimhood to reach the unique story of each women.
The interviews and images captured in this book are a powerful reminder of the enduring dignity of these women and to the importance of Women for Women International's work on their behalf.

- The Huffington Post

- Angelina Jolie

The Other Side of War
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The Other Side of War

Hardcover - September 19, 2006

“…a torrent of vividly recalled memories [that] reads with the sort of artless verve that can come only from one who’s been unshackled from a lifetime of repression.”

“A remarkable, astonishing memoir…more can be learned about Iraq from this book than from all the newscasts.”

- Vogue

– Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple