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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Salbi was born in 1969 in [[Baghdad]], [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]].<ref name="Gale 2006">{{cite web |title=Zainab Salbi |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000165021/BIC |website=[[Contemporary Authors|Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors]] |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=October 3, 2006}}{{tertiary|date=December 2022|biblio=y}}</ref> In 1971, she moved to House No. 8 on Street No. 70 in the [[Mansour district]] with her parents.<ref name="Williams 2010">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Timothy |title=In Baghdad, ravaged walls tell their story: One house encapsulates, in many ways, 3 decades of the rise and fall of Iraq |work=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=January 6, 2010}} {{ProQuest|319027076}}</ref> Her mother worked as a teacher and her father was a commercial pilot.<ref name="Gale 2019">{{cite news |title=Zainab Salbi |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650011715/BIC |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=Gale Biography Online Collection |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |date=2019}}{{tertiary|date=December 2022|biblio=y}}</ref><ref name="Hallett 2005">{{cite news |last1=Hallett |first1=Vicky |title=Worrying about Iraqi women |work=[[US News & World Report]] |date=January 24, 2005|via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> When Salbi was 11, her father became the personal pilot for [[Saddam Hussein]], who then regularly visited the family at their home while he was president of Iraq.<ref name="Richardson 2006">{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Lisa |title=Group Honored for Easing Plight of World's Women; After fleeing Iraq in 1991, Zainab Salbi began an effort to provide job training and financial support for those in war-ravaged areas |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 21, 2006}} {{ProQuest|422078274}}</ref><ref name="Williams 2010"/> Salbi would also visit with Hussein's children at his compound and recalls referring to Hussein as "Amo" ("Uncle").<ref name="Krotz 2012"/>{{Self-published inline|reason=Overall source is authored and published by the Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State according to https://opentextbc.ca/womenintheworld/ where it is reprinted online on the BCcampus opentextbc.ca website.|date=December 2022|certain=y}} The [[Iran-Iraq War]] also occurred during her childhood, including missile attacks on Baghdad.<ref name="Williams 2010"/><ref name="Richardson 2006"/> She studied languages at an Iraqi university.<ref name="Gale 2008">{{cite news |title=Zainab Salbi |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1618004739/BIC |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=Newsmakers |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |date=2008}}{{tertiary|date=December 2022|biblio=y}}</ref>
Salbi was born in 1969 in [[Baghdad]], [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]].<ref name="Gale 2006">{{cite web |title=Zainab Salbi |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000165021/BIC |website=[[Contemporary Authors|Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors]] |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |access-date=27 December 2022 |date=October 3, 2006}}{{tertiary|date=December 2022|biblio=y}}</ref> In 1971, she moved to House No. 8 on Street No. 70 in the [[Mansour district]] with her parents.<ref name="Williams 2010">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Timothy |title=In Baghdad, ravaged walls tell their story: One house encapsulates, in many ways, 3 decades of the rise and fall of Iraq |work=[[International Herald Tribune]] |date=January 6, 2010}} {{ProQuest|319027076}}</ref> Her mother worked as a teacher and her father was a commercial pilot.<ref name="Gale 2019">{{cite news |title=Zainab Salbi |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650011715/BIC |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=Gale Biography Online Collection |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |date=2019}}{{tertiary|date=December 2022|biblio=y}}</ref><ref name="Hallett 2005">{{cite news |last1=Hallett |first1=Vicky |title=Worrying about Iraqi women |work=[[US News & World Report]] |date=January 24, 2005|via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> When Salbi was 11, her father became the personal pilot for [[Saddam Hussein]], who then regularly visited the family at their home while he was president of Iraq.<ref name="Richardson 2006">{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Lisa |title=Group Honored for Easing Plight of World's Women; After fleeing Iraq in 1991, Zainab Salbi began an effort to provide job training and financial support for those in war-ravaged areas |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 21, 2006}} {{ProQuest|422078274}}</ref><ref name="Williams 2010"/> Salbi would also visit with Hussein's children at his compound and recalls referring to Hussein as "Amo" ("Uncle").{{cn}} The [[Iran-Iraq War]] also occurred during her childhood, including missile attacks on Baghdad.<ref name="Williams 2010"/><ref name="Richardson 2006"/> She studied languages at an Iraqi university.<ref name="Gale 2008">{{cite news |title=Zainab Salbi |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1618004739/BIC |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=Newsmakers |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |date=2008}}{{tertiary|date=December 2022|biblio=y}}</ref>


At age 19, Salbi was sent to the United States after her mother became concerned about the attention Salbi received from Hussein.<ref name="Krotz 2012">{{cite book |author1=Joanna L. Krotz |title=Global Women's Issues: Women in the World Today, extended version |date=January 1, 2012 |publisher=Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State |isbn=978-1-622-39925-3 |url=https://opentextbc.ca/womenintheworld/chapter/chapter-5-women-girls-and-armed-conflict/#prof |access-date=27 December 2022 |chapter=PROFILE: Zainab Salbi – Helping Women Recover from War}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|reason=Overall source is authored and published by the Bureau of International Information Programs, United States Department of State according to https://opentextbc.ca/womenintheworld/ where it is reprinted online on the BCcampus opentextbc.ca website.|date=December 2022|certain=y}}<ref name="Richardson 2006"/> Her family arranged for her to marry an older [[Iraqi American]] who was then abusive and raped her.<ref name="YT 2010" />{{Unreliable source?|reason=Defunct Yemeni news site with no known reliability and has possible advocacy. Open RSN section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#The_Yemen_Times|date=December 2022}} She left the marriage but did not return to Iraq due to the start of the [[First Gulf War]].<ref name="YT 2010" />{{Unreliable source?|reason=Defunct Yemeni news site with no known reliability and has possible advocacy. Open RSN section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#The_Yemen_Times|date=December 2022}} She moved to [[Washington, D.C.]], worked as a translator, and married Palestinian American lawyer [[Amjad Atallah]].<ref name="HB 2015" /><ref name="Gale 2008"/>
At age 19, Salbi was sent to the United States after her mother became concerned about the attention Salbi received from Hussein.<ref name="Richardson 2006"/> Her family arranged for her to marry an older [[Iraqi American]] who was then abusive and raped her.<ref name="YT 2010" />{{Unreliable source?|reason=Defunct Yemeni news site with no known reliability and has possible advocacy. Open RSN section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#The_Yemen_Times|date=December 2022}} She left the marriage but did not return to Iraq due to the start of the [[First Gulf War]].<ref name="YT 2010" />{{Unreliable source?|reason=Defunct Yemeni news site with no known reliability and has possible advocacy. Open RSN section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#The_Yemen_Times|date=December 2022}} She moved to [[Washington, D.C.]], worked as a translator, and married Palestinian American lawyer [[Amjad Atallah]].<ref name="HB 2015" /><ref name="Gale 2008"/>


During college at [[George Mason University]], she learned about the [[Rape during the Bosnian War|systematic rape during the Bosnian war]].<ref name="Roosevelt 2005">{{cite news |last1=Roosevelt |first1=Margot |title=Philanthropy: The Power Of Sisters-In-Arms: THE WARTIME LIFELINE |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1032363,00.html |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=February 27, 2005}}</ref> She then co-founded [[Women for Women International]] with Atallah in 1993 and began serving as president, initially with a focus on support for women in [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and [[Croatia]].<ref name="HB 2015" /><ref name="Gale 2008"/> In 1996, Salbi completed her bachelor's degree in Sociology and Women's Studies at George Mason University, and she completed a master's in development studies at the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] in 2001.<ref name="Gale 2006"/><ref name=Wolff>{{cite |last=Wolff |first=Margaret |year=2006 |title=In Sweet Company: Conversations with Extraordinary Women about Living a Spiritual Life |publisher=Wiley |pages=135-137 |isbn=9780787983383}}</ref>
During college at [[George Mason University]], she learned about the [[Rape during the Bosnian War|systematic rape during the Bosnian war]].<ref name="Roosevelt 2005">{{cite news |last1=Roosevelt |first1=Margot |title=Philanthropy: The Power Of Sisters-In-Arms: THE WARTIME LIFELINE |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1032363,00.html |access-date=27 December 2022 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=February 27, 2005}}</ref> She then co-founded [[Women for Women International]] with Atallah in 1993 and began serving as president, initially with a focus on support for women in [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and [[Croatia]].<ref name="HB 2015" /><ref name="Gale 2008"/> In 1996, Salbi completed her bachelor's degree in Sociology and Women's Studies at George Mason University, and she completed a master's in development studies at the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] in 2001.<ref name="Gale 2006"/><ref name=Wolff>{{cite |last=Wolff |first=Margaret |year=2006 |title=In Sweet Company: Conversations with Extraordinary Women about Living a Spiritual Life |publisher=Wiley |pages=135-137 |isbn=9780787983383}}</ref>

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Zainab Salbi
Zainab Salbi (2013)
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Baghdad, Iraq
Alma materGeorge Mason University
London School of Economics
Occupation(s)Author, media host, and founder of Women for Women International
SpouseAmjad Atallah (1993) divorced (2007)
Websitewww.zainabsalbi.com

Zainab Salbi (Arabic: زينب سلبي) is an Iraqi American women's rights activist and writer. She is the founder of Women for Women International and host of Through Her Eyes with Yahoo News and #Me Too, Now What?, an original series on PBS.

Early life and education

Salbi was born in 1969 in Baghdad, Iraq.[1] In 1971, she moved to House No. 8 on Street No. 70 in the Mansour district with her parents.[2] Her mother worked as a teacher and her father was a commercial pilot.[3][4] When Salbi was 11, her father became the personal pilot for Saddam Hussein, who then regularly visited the family at their home while he was president of Iraq.[5][2] Salbi would also visit with Hussein's children at his compound and recalls referring to Hussein as "Amo" ("Uncle").[citation needed] The Iran-Iraq War also occurred during her childhood, including missile attacks on Baghdad.[2][5] She studied languages at an Iraqi university.[6]

At age 19, Salbi was sent to the United States after her mother became concerned about the attention Salbi received from Hussein.[5] Her family arranged for her to marry an older Iraqi American who was then abusive and raped her.[7][unreliable source?] She left the marriage but did not return to Iraq due to the start of the First Gulf War.[7][unreliable source?] She moved to Washington, D.C., worked as a translator, and married Palestinian American lawyer Amjad Atallah.[8][6]

During college at George Mason University, she learned about the systematic rape during the Bosnian war.[9] She then co-founded Women for Women International with Atallah in 1993 and began serving as president, initially with a focus on support for women in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.[8][6] In 1996, Salbi completed her bachelor's degree in Sociology and Women's Studies at George Mason University, and she completed a master's in development studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2001.[1][10]

Career

Under Salbi's leadership as Women for Women International's CEO (1993-2011), the organization, humanitarian, and development efforts has helped more than 478,000 women in eight conflict areas and distributed more than $120 million in direct aid and micro credit loans.[11] Iraq was a focus area for Salbi, and the organization began working there in 2003.[12] Salbi also visited and then wrote a report about Iraq to raise awareness and promote fundraising.[7][unreliable source?]

By 2006, Salbi had appeared on the The Oprah Winfrey Show six times to discuss the organization.[12] In 2006, WFWI was awarded the $1.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize.[5][13] In 2008, WFWI produced a report with an introduction by Salbi, based on 2004[4] and 2007 surveys of Iraqi women, including Kurdish, Shi'i, Sunni, Christian, Turkmen, and Sabai'i.[14]

Salbi has written and spoken on the use of rape and other forms of violence against women during war. In 1995, President Bill Clinton honored Salbi at the White House for her humanitarian work in Bosnia. She was also identified as one of the 100 most influential women in the world in Time Magazine and The Guardian.

Salbi announced her resignation from Women for Women International in 2011 to explore the “world of inspiration” through the media sector.

She was selected as a jury member of The Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Salbi sits on the Board of Directors of Synergos and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP).

Media work

In 2015, Salbi launched a talk show with TLC Arabia called Nida'a, with Oprah Winfrey appearing on the first show.[8] The show aired across 22 countries in the Arab World, and focuses on the acknowledgment of Arab and Muslim women. Salbi was identified as #1 Most Influential Arab Women by Arabian Business, one of the 100 Global Thinkers in the World by Foreign Policy Magazine and Oprah identified her as one of 25 women changing the world to People Magazine.  

Salbi then launched The Zainab Salbi Project, an original series with Huffington Post (2016); #MeToo, Now What? with PBS (2018);[15] and Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi, with Yahoo! News (2019).

Awards

  • Honored at a White House ceremony for her work in Bosnia(1995)[16]
  • Time magazine Innovator of the Month (2005)[17] for her pioneering work as philanthropist[18][19]
  • Forbes Magazine Trailblazer Award (2005)[17]
  • World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader (2007)
  • David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award (2010)
  • Austin College Posey Leadership Award (2011)[20]
  • Visionary Leadership Award - International Festival Of Arts and Ideas (2011)
  • One of the Most Influential Women on Twitter, Fortune Magazine (2014)
  • Honorary doctorate degree from the University of York (2014)[21]
  • One of the Most Influential Women on Social Media, Wear Your Voice (2015)
  • One of the 100 Most Powerful Arab Women, Arabian Business (2015)
  • One of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy Magazine (2016)
  • One of 25 Women Changing The World, People Magazine (2016)
  • One of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for being a voice of change in the Middle East, Fast Company (2016)
  • One of the World's 100 Most Powerful Arab Women, Arabian Business (2016)
  • George Mason University, Honorary Doctorate (2019)[22]
  • Glasgow University, Honorary Doctorate (2019)[23]
  • Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Award (2019)[24]
  • One of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, Watkins (2019)
  • One of the 100 Most Powerful Arabs, Gulf Business (2019) [25]

Books

  • Between Two Worlds: Escape From Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow Of Saddam, 2005, ISBN 9781592401567, OCLC 948315384[26]
  • Hidden in plain sight : growing up in the shadow of Saddam, London : Vision, 2006. ISBN 9781904132974, OCLC 768470387
  • The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival & Hope Washington, D.C : National Geographic, 2006. ISBN 9780792262114, OCLC 150261088[27]
  • If You Knew Me You Would Care New York : PowerHouse, 2012. ISBN 9781576876190, OCLC 920738001
  • Freedom Is an Inside Job: Owning Our Darkness and Our Light to Heal Ourselves and the World, Sounds True, Incorporated, 2018. ISBN 9781683641773, OCLC 1077718721

References

  1. ^ a b "Zainab Salbi". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. October 3, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2022. This tertiary source reuses information from other sources without citing them in detail.
  2. ^ a b c Williams, Timothy (January 6, 2010). "In Baghdad, ravaged walls tell their story: One house encapsulates, in many ways, 3 decades of the rise and fall of Iraq". International Herald Tribune. ProQuest 319027076
  3. ^ "Zainab Salbi". Gale Biography Online Collection. Gale. 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2022. This tertiary source reuses information from other sources without citing them in detail.
  4. ^ a b Hallett, Vicky (January 24, 2005). "Worrying about Iraqi women". US News & World Report – via EBSCOhost.
  5. ^ a b c d Richardson, Lisa (September 21, 2006). "Group Honored for Easing Plight of World's Women; After fleeing Iraq in 1991, Zainab Salbi began an effort to provide job training and financial support for those in war-ravaged areas". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 422078274
  6. ^ a b c "Zainab Salbi". Newsmakers. Gale. 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2022. This tertiary source reuses information from other sources without citing them in detail.
  7. ^ a b c "Zainab Salbi, the story of a Muslim who knows of war but strives for peace". Yemen Times. October 11, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Zainab Salbi: The Voice Of Arabia". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Roosevelt, Margot (February 27, 2005). "Philanthropy: The Power Of Sisters-In-Arms: THE WARTIME LIFELINE". Time. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  10. ^ Wolff, Margaret (2006), In Sweet Company: Conversations with Extraordinary Women about Living a Spiritual Life, Wiley, pp. 135–137, ISBN 9780787983383
  11. ^ Kennedy, Caroline (May 1, 2008). "Zainab Salbi Helps Women Recover". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Perry, Suzanne (March 9, 2006). "Iraqi-Born Charity Worker Strives to Empower Women". Chronicle of Philanthropy – via EBSCOhost.
  13. ^ Hanley, Delinda C. (December 2006). "Women for Women Wins Hilton Humanitarian Prize". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs – via EBSCOhost.
  14. ^ Goldfarb, Tobey (March 3, 2008). Stronger Women, Stronger Nations: 2008 Iraq Report. Women for Women International. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Desta, Yohana (February 9, 2018). "Why PBS's #MeToo Docuseries Wants to Give a Voice to the Accused". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "HRC - Clinton/Gore Speeches 95-96: [12/12/95 Bosnia Event]". catalog.archives.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  17. ^ a b Duke, Lynne (May 28, 2005). "Drop by Drop, a Flood Of Support". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "'Time': Fostering Innovation in Philanthropy". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. March 17, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  19. ^ Roosevelt, Margot (February 27, 2005). "Philanthropy: The Power Of Sisters-In-Arms: THE WARTIME LIFELINE". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  20. ^ "International Humanitarian Zainab Salbi to Receive 2011 Posey Leadership Award". January 7, 2011.
  21. ^ "University of York honours 16 for their contribution to society". University of York. July 11, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  22. ^ Williams, Preston (December 19, 2019). "Largest-ever group of winter graduates encouraged to live the journey of their own truth". Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "Degree honours BBC Scotland chief Donalda". Evening News; Edinburgh (UK) [Edinburgh (UK)]. July 4, 2019. p. 8 – via Proquest.
  24. ^ Santistevan, Ryan (October 14, 2019). "Chelsea Clinton gets honored by her mom: Mother-daughter duo first to receive Val-Kill award". The Poughkeepsie Journal; Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. A.2. – via Proquest.
  25. ^ "Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2019". Gulf Business. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  26. ^ Reviews of Between Two Worlds
  27. ^ Reviews of The Other Side of War
    • Langbein, Sarah (September 14, 2006). "Lives rise out of the ashes of war ; A new book tells the stories of women who turn tragedy into hope". Orlando Sentinel. ProQuest 280495798
    • Grinker, Lori (December 24, 2006). "Women, transcendent; The Other Side of War Women's Stories of Survival & Hope Zainab Salbi National Geographic". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 422146708
    • Mitchell, Penni (Summer 2007). "The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival & Hope". Herizons. 21 (1): 49 – via EBSCOhost.

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