I was taking with me from Afghanistan some of the best educ… - Shabana Basij-Rasikh

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I was taking with me from Afghanistan some of the best educated girls, women leaders in the making. I felt so heartbroken for our people, for Afghanistan. I felt heartbroken for the very people who are leaving. They are some of the most wanted talents in Afghanistan. And as soon as they step outside of this airport, they are going to be seen as unwanted refugees wherever they end up,

Shabana Basij-Rasikh

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About Shabana Basij-Rasikh

Basij-Rasikh, was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. She is an Afghan educator, humanitarian, and women's rights champion. She is the founder of Hela, inc. and School of Leadership, Afghanistan, and has received worldwide recognition for her work.

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Native Name: شبانه بسیج راسخ

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I found myself in a classroom where most of my classmates were six years older than me. And it was the first time I was aware of the gift my parents had given me by risking their lives and our lives [referring to her sister]. Because when I went to school, my thinking and my aspirations changed.

I was brought up in a household where we knew that the greater risk in our lives was not getting education as opposed to getting killed,”

Our parents would tell us; you can be forced to leave your home, forced into exile, and lose any material or property in your possession. But the one thing that can never be taken away from you is your education,

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