Mariam Jalabi

‘We Do Not Ask. We Act’: A Syrian Women Activist Tells It Like It Is

Mariam Jalabi, a co-founder of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement, left, with Jamille Bigio, senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. In a conversation between the two, Jalabi said that unequal participation by women in peace talks and the political scene is not only a Syrian problem but also a global failure for women. MARIA LUISA GAMBALE