Teacher In Afghanistan Defies The Taliban By Running Secret School For Girls

[ad_1] In July, the Taliban announced a meeting of handpicked clerics to decide on the fate of the education ban. But only two clerics came in support of the girls’ education. Since then, the Taliban has not made any progress on whether they are willing to compromise “Initially, we were hopeful that they would reopen schools, but with the passage of time, we noticed that, no, they are doing something else. They just issue anti-women…

"Teacher In Afghanistan Defies The Taliban By Running Secret School For Girls"

A Year From College, The Taliban Banned Her From School

[ad_1] As her first day of school under Taliban rule approached, Sajida Hussaini was hopeful. Her father, a teacher for 17 years, and her mother had instilled in her and her siblings the value of education, and now she was one year away from graduating high school. Even though the Taliban had taken over the country last summer, marking an end to many of the rights she and other Afghan girls had enjoyed all their…

"A Year From College, The Taliban Banned Her From School"