Portrait of Zainab Salbi

Zainab Salbi books in order

Iraqi American author, women's rights activist

Born
1969
Country
United States
Books
2

Zainab Salbi has published 2 non-fiction books, beginning with Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam (2005). The latest is Freedom Is an Inside Job (2018).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Zainab Salbi

Non-fiction in order

  1. Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam (2005)

    304 pages

  2. Freedom Is an Inside Job (2018)

    184 pages

About Zainab Salbi

Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi American women's rights activist, writer, television show host, and podcaster. She is the co-founder of Daughters for Earth, a fund and a movement of Daughters rising up worldwide with climate solutions to protect and restore Mother Earth. She is also the co-founder of Women for Women International, a non-profit organization that helps women affected by sexual violence and conflict. She hosted Through Her Eyes and #MeToo, Now What? television shows, about issues affecting women. From 2022 she hosted the Redefined podcast.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Zainab Salbi FAQ

How many books has Zainab Salbi written?
Zainab Salbi has published 2 non-fiction books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Zainab Salbi's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam.
What is Zainab Salbi's latest book?
Freedom Is an Inside Job (2018).
What is Zainab Salbi's most famous book?
Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam (2005) is Zainab Salbi's most widely read book.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.