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Sexual violence crimes in Egypt are built purely on silence; they're enabled by silence, by the fact that it's taboo to talk about sexual activities.

— Nadeen Ashraf

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Change is already happening and we will keep pushing for more changes.

I'm just a little girl, I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm just trying to pull it off.

I got really angry because the girl was pressured to delete the post.

I grew up surrounded by women who dedicated their lives to pushing for change; I never thought I would be in a position to amplify their voices. It's never too late to do something you believe in.

I want to create an entity on a wide scale where women can go to when they experience any violence to help them get their rights.

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To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox New Thought Pastels (1913)

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

George Eliot

There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.

Benedict of Nursia

I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?

Federico Fellini I'm a Born Liar (2003)

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