“We are of tired war. We are tired of running. We are tired of begging for bulghur wheat. We are tired of our children being raped. We are now taking this stand, to secure the future of our children. Because we believe as custodians of society, tomorrow our children will ask us, Mama what was your role during the crisis?”
Meet Leymah Gbowee, Liberia
Meet Andréa Medina Rosas, Mexico
Meet Haneen Zoabi, Israel
“Real feminism must acknowledge the discrimination against Arab women in Israel, and real feminism must know to identify with and struggle alongside them, at the national, civil and social levels.”
Meet Sahar Vardi, Israel
“The bloody cycle in which I live…is a vicious circle that is sustained by the choice of both sides to engage in violence. I refuse to take part in this choice.”
Meet Shirley Seng, Burma
Meet Chantal Bilulu Mayanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
“If you have been raped, to keep silent is to kill yourself slowly from the inside.”
