Zainab Salbi, 1969 – present
Zainab Salbi, 1969 – present
Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi women’s rights activist, writer, and public speaker. Salbi’s experience with war sensitized her to the plight of women in war worldwide. She is the founder of Women for Women International and is dedicating her life to serving women war survivors. Her work has been featured in major media outlets, including appearing several times on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 1995, President Bill Clinton honored Salbi at the White House for her humanitarian work in Bosnia. In 2015, Salbi launched a groundbreaking talk show with TLC Arabia called The Nidaa Show. She dedicated the show, which aired across 22 countries in the Arab World, to the acknowledgment of Arab and Muslim women, their narratives, challenges and accomplishments, launching the program with a historic first interview of Oprah Winfrey in the Arab world.
Zainab Salbi, 1969 – present
Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi women’s rights activist, writer, and public speaker. Salbi’s experience with war sensitized her to the plight of women in war worldwide. She is the founder of Women for Women International and is dedicating her life to serving women war survivors. Her work has been featured in major media outlets, including appearing several times on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 1995, President Bill Clinton honored Salbi at the White House for her humanitarian work in Bosnia. In 2015, Salbi launched a groundbreaking talk show with TLC Arabia called The Nidaa Show. She dedicated the show, which aired across 22 countries in the Arab World, to the acknowledgment of Arab and Muslim women, their narratives, challenges and accomplishments, launching the program with a historic first interview of Oprah Winfrey in the Arab world.