Leyla Zana Quotes

• Kurds are like fire, if approached kindly they will warm you, if approached badly they will burn you

  Leyla Zana

  Kindness, Fire, Burning

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• Women's fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization.

  Leyla Zana

  Struggle, Fighting, Rights

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• Let us refuse to be silent! Speaking freely is a decisive step forward on the road to freedom.

  Leyla Zana

  Steps, Silent, Steps Forward

  Leyla Zana (1999). “Writings from Prison”

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• I have defended democracy, human rights, and brotherhood between peoples. And I'll keep doing so for as long as I live.

  Leyla Zana

  Rights, Long, Brotherhood

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• I love life and want to hold onto it. But my passion for justice for my tormented people, for their dignity and freedom, must be greater still. For of what value is a life of slavery, of humiliation and contempt for that which you hold most dear: Your identity! I will therefore not give in to the Turkish Inquisition.

  Leyla Zana

  Passion, Love Life, People

  Leyla Zana (1999). “Writings from Prison”

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