Dare to educate Afghan girls - Shabana Basij-Rasikh
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when I was 11 I remember waking up one
when I was 11 I remember waking up one
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morning to the sound of joy in my
morning to the sound of joy in my
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house my father was listening to BBC
house my father was listening to BBC
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news on his small gray
news on his small gray
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radio there was a big smile on his face
radio there was a big smile on his face
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which was unusual then because the news
which was unusual then because the news
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mostly depressed
mostly depressed
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him the Taliban are gone my father
him the Taliban are gone my father
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shouted I didn't know what it
shouted I didn't know what it
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meant but I could see that my father was
meant but I could see that my father was
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happy you can go to a real school
happy you can go to a real school
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school you see I was six when Taliban
school you see I was six when Taliban
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took over Afghanistan and made it
took over Afghanistan and made it
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illegal for girls to go to
illegal for girls to go to
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school so for the next 5 years I dressed
school so for the next 5 years I dressed
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as a boy to escort my older sister who
as a boy to escort my older sister who
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was no longer allowed to be outside
was no longer allowed to be outside
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alone to a secret
alone to a secret
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school it was the only way we both could
school it was the only way we both could
be
be
be
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educated each day we took a different
educated each day we took a different
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route so that no one would suspect where
route so that no one would suspect where
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we were
we were
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going we would cover our books in
going we would cover our books in
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grocery bags so it would seem we were
grocery bags so it would seem we were
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shopping the school was in a house more
shopping the school was in a house more
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than 100 of us packed in one small
than 100 of us packed in one small
living
living
living
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room it was cozy in winter but extremely
room it was cozy in winter but extremely
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summer we all knew we were risking Our
summer we all knew we were risking Our
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Lives the teacher the students and our
Lives the teacher the students and our
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parents from time to time a school would
parents from time to time a school would
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suddenly be canceled for a week because
suddenly be canceled for a week because
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Taliban were
Taliban were
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suspicious we always wondered what they
suspicious we always wondered what they
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knew about us why are we being
knew about us why are we being
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followed do they know where we
followed do they know where we
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live we were
live we were
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scared but still school was where we
scared but still school was where we
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wanted to
wanted to
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I was very lucky to grow up in a
I was very lucky to grow up in a
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family where education was priced and
family where education was priced and
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daughters were
daughters were
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treasured my grandfather was
treasured my grandfather was
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extraordinary man for his
extraordinary man for his
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time a total Maverick from a remote
time a total Maverick from a remote
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province of Afghanistan he insisted that
province of Afghanistan he insisted that
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his daughter my
his daughter my
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mom go to school and for that he was
mom go to school and for that he was
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disowned by his
disowned by his
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father but my educated mother became a
father but my educated mother became a
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teacher there she
teacher there she
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is she retired two years ago only to
is she retired two years ago only to
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turn our house into a school for girls
turn our house into a school for girls
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neighborhood and my
neighborhood and my
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father that's
father that's
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him he was the first ever in his family
him he was the first ever in his family
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education there was no question that his
education there was no question that his
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children will receive an education
children will receive an education
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including his
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daughters despite the
daughters despite the
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Taliban despite the risks to him there
Taliban despite the risks to him there
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children during Taliban years I
children during Taliban years I
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remember there were times I would get so
remember there were times I would get so
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frustrated by our life and always being
frustrated by our life and always being
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scared and not seeing a future I would
scared and not seeing a future I would
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want to quit
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father he would
father he would
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say listen my daughter you can lose
say listen my daughter you can lose
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everything you own in your life your
everything you own in your life your
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money can be stolen you can be forced to
money can be stolen you can be forced to
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leave your home during a war but the one
leave your home during a war but the one
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thing that will always remain with you
thing that will always remain with you
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here and if we have to sell our blood to
here and if we have to sell our blood to
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pay your school fees we
pay your school fees we
will
will
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continue today I'm
continue today I'm
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22 I was raised in a country that has
22 I was raised in a country that has
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been destroyed by Decades of
been destroyed by Decades of
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War fewer than 6% of women my age have
War fewer than 6% of women my age have
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made it Beyond high school and had my
made it Beyond high school and had my
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family not been so committed to my
family not been so committed to my
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education I would be one of
education I would be one of
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them instead I stand Here a proud
them instead I stand Here a proud
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when I returned to Afghanistan my
when I returned to Afghanistan my
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grandfather the one exiled from his home
grandfather the one exiled from his home
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for daring to educate his daughters was
for daring to educate his daughters was
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among the first to congratulate
among the first to congratulate
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me he not only brags about my college
me he not only brags about my college
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degree but also that I was the first
degree but also that I was the first
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woman and that I am the first woman to
woman and that I am the first woman to
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my family Believes In Me I dream big but
my family Believes In Me I dream big but
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my family dreams even bigger for
my family dreams even bigger for
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me that's why I am a global Ambassador
me that's why I am a global Ambassador
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for 10times 10 a global campaign to
for 10times 10 a global campaign to
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educate women that's why I co-founded
educate women that's why I co-founded
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Sola the first and perhaps only boarding
Sola the first and perhaps only boarding
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school for girls in Afghanistan a
school for girls in Afghanistan a
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country where it's still risky for
country where it's still risky for
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girlss to go to school the exciting
girlss to go to school the exciting
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thing is that I see students at my
thing is that I see students at my
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opportunity and I see their parents and
opportunity and I see their parents and
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their fathers who like my
their fathers who like my
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own advocate for them
own advocate for them
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opposition like like Ahmed that's not
opposition like like Ahmed that's not
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his real name and I cannot show you his
his real name and I cannot show you his
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face but Ahmed is the father of one of
face but Ahmed is the father of one of
my
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students less than a month ago he and
students less than a month ago he and
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his daughter were on on their way from
his daughter were on on their way from
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Sola to their
Sola to their
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Village
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and they literally missed being killed
and they literally missed being killed
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by a roadside
by a roadside
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Bomb by
Bomb by
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minutes as he arrived home the phone
minutes as he arrived home the phone
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rang a voice warning
rang a voice warning
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him that if he sent his daughter back to
him that if he sent his daughter back to
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school they would try
school they would try
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again kill me now if you wish he said
again kill me now if you wish he said
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but I will not ruin my daughter's future
but I will not ruin my daughter's future
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ideas what I've come to realize about
ideas what I've come to realize about
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aanas sun and this is something that is
aanas sun and this is something that is
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often dismissed in the west that behind
often dismissed in the west that behind
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most most most of us who succeed is a
most most most of us who succeed is a
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daughter and who sees that her success
daughter and who sees that her success
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is his
is his
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success it's not to say that our mothers
success it's not to say that our mothers
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aren't key in our success in fact
aren't key in our success in fact
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they're often the initial and convincing
they're often the initial and convincing
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negotiators of a a bright future for
negotiators of a a bright future for
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daughters but in the context of a
daughters but in the context of a
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society like in Afghanistan we must have
society like in Afghanistan we must have
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the support of
the support of
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men under the Taliban girls who went to
men under the Taliban girls who went to
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school numbered in hundreds remember it
school numbered in hundreds remember it
was
was
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illegal but today more than 3 million
illegal but today more than 3 million
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Afghanistan aanan looks so different
Afghanistan aanan looks so different
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from here in
from here in
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America I find that Americans see the
America I find that Americans see the
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fragility in changes I fear that these
fragility in changes I fear that these
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changes will not last much beyond the US
changes will not last much beyond the US
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withdrawal but when I'm back in
withdrawal but when I'm back in
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Afghanistan when I
Afghanistan when I
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see the students in my school and their
see the students in my school and their
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parents who advocate for them who
parents who advocate for them who
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encourage them I see a promising future
encourage them I see a promising future
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and Lasting
and Lasting
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change to me Afghanistan is a country of
change to me Afghanistan is a country of
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possibilities and every single day the
possibilities and every single day the
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girls of solar remind me of
girls of solar remind me of
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you
Shabana Basij-Rasikh, TEDEducation, feminism, feminist, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, women, Taliban, schools
