In our house and in our personal relationship, SOLA starts from when we wake up to when we go to bed, - Shabana Basij-Rasikh

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've borrowed a stone from the airport. I need to return. I spend every waking hour preparing for it,"

It made a point to re-evaluate our responsibility towards the SOLA students, family, and staff and we knew that it was going to be increasingly irresponsible to operate as the only girls’ boarding school given the increased insecurity and unpredictability of [the] political situation in the country,”