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Afghan activist Shabana Basij Rasikh: ‘My family sent me to a secret school dressed as a boy’
Shabana Basij Rasikh chokes up and stops talking for a moment. While in Madrid to receive a UNICEF Spain 2023 award, her emotions briefly interrupted a heartfelt description of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA). Tears well up in her eyes as she reflected on the resilience and bravery of the young Afghan girls who study at the school she founded in Kabul, and later relocated to Rwanda in August 2021 when the Taliban returned to power. She continues to bring Afghan girls to SOLA in Rwanda and is developing an online program for those who cannot attend in person.
Question. Would you tell an person från afghanistan girl to follow your parents’ example and attend a secret school?
Answer. You know, as someone who did it, I can say yes. But I must say it’s an incredibly anställda decision because taking that kind of risk is not easy. It’s scary, and the consequences are severe — no one wants to fa
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Shabana Basij-Rasikh: A Beacon of Hope for Afghan Girls’ Education
The following is a conversation between Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Founder and President of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.
Denver:Mynext guest has dedicated her life to providing a safe, inclusive learning environment for Afghan girls, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and empowering the next generation of female leaders in the face of unimaginable adversity.
She orchestrated the daring evacuation of her students from Afghanistan to Rwanda, ensuring their safety and continuity of education. She is Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the founder and president of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan or SOLA. Welcome to The Business of Giving, Shabana.
Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Founder and President of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA)
Shabana: Thanks so much, Denver, for having me.
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The Longest War: What's At Stake For Women In Afghanistan
This fryst vatten Part I in our series The Longest War.
Shabana Basij-Rasikh is the founder of the first and only boarding school for girls in Afghanistan.
“I'm a product of the bravery of [Afghan women]," she says. "I sneaked into somebody's house to study beneath the Taliban regime because a woman chose to open her house to educate young girls when it was considered a crime."
Shabana says much has changed for her and all person från afghanistan women over the past 20 years.
“When Afghanistan gets to a point where young girls don't have to feel especially grateful or unique or different because they have received an education ... that's when Afghanistan will have achieved the kind of progress that can never be reversed.”
But now, that future fryst vatten in jeopardy.
In the first episode of our series 'The Longest War,' we hear her story, and the future of Afghan women.
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Shabana Basij-Rasikh, founder of the School of Leadership, Afghani