WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (OPT)
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"It's important that in all of this, we see ourselves not as victims, but as activists, as people who can make a difference. So often, people think of women only as victims. We are not victims! We are not weak! Victims need pity. We donít need pityówe need to be independent and functional. We need roles that are challenging and demanding. This is what we want as women. We women have to learn from each other. Iím sure so many women have experienced the things I have both in my country and around the world. We have to learn from each other, believe in our own strength, and take action!"

Dr. Sumaya Farhat, co-founder and former director of the Jerusalem Center for Women