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How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school | Sakena Yacoobi

How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school | Sakena Yacoobi

FromTED Talks Education


How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school | Sakena Yacoobi

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When the Taliban closed all the girls' schools in Afghanistan, Sakena Yacoobi set up new schools, in secret, educating thousands of women and men. In this fierce, funny talk, she tells the jaw-dropping story of two times when she was threatened to stop teaching -- and shares her vision for rebuilding her beloved country.
Released:
Sep 21, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.