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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
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Sep 21, 2015
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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
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