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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.42,0:00:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have never, ever forgotten the words of my grandmother
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.99,0:00:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who died in her exile:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.39,0:00:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Son, resist Gaddafi. Fight him.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.26,0:00:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don't you ever turn
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.46,0:00:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a Gaddafi-like revolutionary."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.59,0:00:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost two years have passed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.74,0:00:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the Libyan Revolution broke out,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.56,0:00:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspired by the waves of mass mobilization
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.31,0:00:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in both the Tunisian and the Egyptian revolutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.11,0:00:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I joined forces with many other Libyans inside and outside Libya
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.21,0:00:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to call for a day of rage
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.41,0:00:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to initiate a revolution against the tyrannical regime of Gaddafi.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.89,0:00:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there it was, a great revolution.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.92,0:00:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Young Libyan women and men were at the forefront
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.62,0:01:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calling for the fall of the regime,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.81,0:01:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raising slogans of freedom, dignity, social justice.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.02,0:01:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have shown an exemplary bravery
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.06,0:01:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in confronting the brutal dictatorship of Gaddafi.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.13,0:01:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have shown a great sense of solidarity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.64,0:01:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the far east to the far west to the south.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.13,0:01:28.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, after a period of six months of brutal war
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.04,0:01:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a toll rate of almost 50,000 dead,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.51,0:01:38.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we managed to liberate our country and to topple the tyrant.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.90,0:01:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.14,0:01:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, Gaddafi left behind a heavy burden,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.58,0:01:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a legacy of tyranny, corruption and seeds of diversions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.91,0:02:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For four decades Gaddafi's tyrannical regime
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.22,0:02:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,destroyed the infrastructure as well as the culture and the moral fabric of Libyan society.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.66,0:02:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aware of the devastation and the challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.36,0:02:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was keen among many other women to rebuild the Libyan civil society,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.15,0:02:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calling for an inclusive and just transition
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.64,0:02:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to democracy and national reconciliation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.71,0:02:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost 200 organizations were established in Benghazi
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.52,0:02:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during and immediately after the fall of Gaddafi --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.42,0:02:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost 300 in Tripoli.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.32,0:02:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a period of 33 years in exile, I went back to Libya,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.27,0:02:44.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with unique enthusiasm,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.49,0:02:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started organizing workshops
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.97,0:02:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on capacity building, on human development of leadership skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.80,0:02:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With an amazing group of women,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.34,0:02:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I co-founded the Libyan Women's Platform for Peace,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.12,0:03:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a movement of women, leaders, from different walks of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.99,0:03:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to lobby for the sociopolitical empowerment of women
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.59,0:03:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to lobby for our right
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.74,0:03:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for equal participation in building democracy and peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.86,0:03:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met a very difficult environment in the pre-elections,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.57,0:03:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an environment which was increasingly polarized,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.56,0:03:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an environment which was shaped by the selfish politics of dominance and exclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.02,0:03:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I led an initiative by the Libyan Women's Platform for Peace
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.11,0:03:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to lobby for a more inclusive electoral law,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.24,0:03:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a law that would give every citizen, no matter what your background,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.71,0:03:49.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the right to vote and run,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.79,0:03:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most importantly to stipulate on political parties
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.94,0:03:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the alternation of male and female candidates
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.66,0:04:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vertically and horizontally in their lists,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.04,0:04:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating the zipper list.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.87,0:04:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, our initiative was adopted and successful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.22,0:04:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women won 17.5 percent of the National Congress
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.99,0:04:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the first elections ever in 52 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.26,0:04:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.01,0:04:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, bit by bit, the euphoria of the elections,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.47,0:04:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of the revolution as a whole,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.21,0:04:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was fading out --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.79,0:04:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for every day we were waking up to the news of violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.26,0:04:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day we wake up to the news
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.49,0:04:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the desecration of ancient mosques and Sufi tombs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.96,0:04:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On another day we wake up to the news
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.76,0:04:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the murder of the American ambassador and the attack on the consulate.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.26,0:04:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On another day we wake up to the news
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.34,0:05:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the assassination of army officers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.86,0:05:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And every day, every day we wake up with the rule of the militias
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.42,0:05:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their continuous violations of human rights of prisoners
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.27,0:05:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their disrespect of the rule of law.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.21,0:05:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our society, shaped by a revolutionary mindset,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.74,0:05:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became more polarized
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.70,0:05:25.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has driven away from the ideals and the principles --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.38,0:05:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freedom, dignity, social justice --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.45,0:05:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we first held.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.15,0:05:34.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Intolerance, exclusion and revenge
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.26,0:05:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became the icons of the [aftermath] of the revolution.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.29,0:05:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am here today not at all to inspire you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.94,0:05:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our success story of the zipper list and the elections.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.12,0:05:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm rather here today to confess
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.32,0:05:57.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we as a nation took the wrong choice, made the wrong decision.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.11,0:05:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did not prioritize right.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.93,0:06:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For elections did not bring peace and stability and security in Libya.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.32,0:06:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did the zipper list and the alternation between female and male candidates
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.62,0:06:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring peace and national reconciliation?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.66,0:06:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, it didn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.07,0:06:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is it, then?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.02,0:06:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why does our society continue to be polarized and dominated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.21,0:06:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with selfish politics of dominance and exclusion, by both men and women?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.51,0:06:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe what was missing was not the women only,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.03,0:06:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the feminine values of compassion, mercy and inclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.23,0:06:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our society needs national dialogue and consensus-building
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.60,0:06:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than it needed the elections,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.40,0:06:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which only reinforced polarization and division.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.39,0:07:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our society needs the qualitative representation of the feminine
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.65,0:07:07.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than it needs the numerical, quantitative representation of the feminine.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.67,0:07:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to stop acting as agents of rage and calling for days of rage.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.37,0:07:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to start acting as agents of compassion and mercy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.97,0:07:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to develop a feminine discourse
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.60,0:07:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that not only honors but also implements
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.73,0:07:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mercy instead of revenge, collaboration instead of competition,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.10,0:07:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inclusion instead of exclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.32,0:07:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the ideals that a war-torn Libya
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.42,0:07:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needs desperately in order to achieve peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.90,0:07:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For peace has an alchemy,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.08,0:07:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this alchemy is about the intertwining, the alternation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.17,0:07:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the feminine and masculine perspectives.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.67,0:08:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the real zipper.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.72,0:08:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to establish that existentially
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.77,0:08:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before we do so sociopolitically.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.22,0:08:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to a Quranic verse
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.12,0:08:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Salam" -- peace -- "is the word of the all-merciful God, raheem."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.62,0:08:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In turn, the word "raheem," which is known in all Abrahamic traditions,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.35,0:08:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has the same root in Arabic as the word "rahem" -- womb --
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.05,0:08:31.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,symbolizing the maternal feminine encompassing all humanity
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.89,0:08:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from which the male and the female,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.00,0:08:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from which all tribes, all peoples, have emanated from.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.54,0:08:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so just as the womb entirely envelopes the embryo, which grows within it,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.55,0:08:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the divine matrix of compassion nourishes the entire existence.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.31,0:09:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus we are told that "My mercy encompasses all things."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.68,0:09:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus we are told that "My mercy takes precedence over my anger."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.68,0:09:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May we all be granted a grace of mercy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.26,0:09:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.08,0:09:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.19,0:09:23.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)