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When considering how to engage and empower women for countering violent extremism, policy makers must understand the varied roles women play in this space.

— Ilwad Elman

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Human rights, now more than ever, are very much on the political agenda in Somalia. However moving beyond the proverbial international commitments and declarations has not yet been realized.

They walked so I could run, and I will run so that the next generation of Somalis can soar.

To achieve success in creating more peaceful, just and inclusive societies, we must create a world, an environment where every girl can choose her future

Peacebuilding is a long-term investment, and we’re just at the beginning

Traditional practices that go hand in hand with gender-based violence is an issue that women human rights defenders have met with unified opposition.

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There is a Lady sweet and kind,
Was never face so pleased my mind;
I did but see her passing by,
And yet I love her till I die.

Thomas Ford

To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man's injustice to woman.

Mahatma Gandhi

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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