"We have been so consumed with seemingly objective discussions of politics, tactics, weapons, dollars and casualties. This is the language of sterility."
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Activists from the United StatesNon-fiction authors from the United StatesOrators from the United StatesWomen's rights activistsIslamic feminists
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