Dounia

“I said you should allow women to volunteer, not grab them by the hair and drag them out of their homes. Or is that how you're used to dealing with women?”
― Hadeer Elsbai, The Daughters of Izdihar

“A small part of me is worried that if I give words to my feelings, it might make them more real.”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“Don't make more trouble opening your mouth”
― Ayaan Mohamud, You Think You Know Me

“She was determined to rise through the ranks and become somebody, somebody important, whose name was spoken with respect because of her abilities and accomplishments rather than her birth or marriage.”
― Hadeer Elsbai, The Daughters of Izdihar