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"I say no to your assumptions, no to your judgements, no to war, no to violence. That’s what I stand for."
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Asma KhalifaLife does continue. We watch a movie and turn up the volume to drown o — Asma Khalifa
"Life does continue. We watch a movie and turn up the volume to drown out the sounds of the blasts outside."
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Asma Khalifa is a Libyan women's rights and peace activist. Her work has spanned across numerous countries including Libya, Yemen and Syria. She won the Luxembourg Peace Prize in 2016 and was named as one of the 100 most influential young Africans of 2017 by the Africa Youth Awards.
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"To free myself from my father, who was a dominant and abusive patriarch"
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"I will still be an activist when my hair has turned completely white"
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"We are challenging their ideas of war. I ask them ‘What are you going to do after the war? Even if by then you are 30, 40, 50, 60?"
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"Members of militias sometimes react aggressively. I understand their defensive position. We need to remember that they too are traumatized. Just like ourselves"
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"Allowing armed militia’s to participate politically is giving them an opportunity to stop using violence."
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