Meet the Women Defying the Taliban on Girls’ Education

Angela Ghayour is a woman living in the UK who took action when she heard about the Taliban’s restrictions on girls’ education.

When the Taliban first arrived in Afghanistan, Ghayour and her parents fled to Iran. Where she struggled for years before becoming eligible to attend school there. Once she did, she realized that she had a passion for teaching.

Once Ghayour was an adult, she moved back to Afghanistan, then to the Netherlands, then to the UK. where she watched as the Taliban took over Afghanistan once again.

All of the progress that had been made in women’s education was completely swept away, as restrictions were once again put in place.

After watching the news for 3 months, Ghayour decided to do something about the girls’ education. Starting an online community of teachers with nearly 400 volunteer teachers and 1,000 students.

All of the classes are done over the internet, allowing the girls to stay safely at home while still getting an education.

Some areas of Afghanistan are more lax now and allow certain female students to attend school. But this is a luxury that only a few have.

With 70% of the teachers in Afghanistan being female and women not allowed to attend work right now. The whole of Afghanistan will most likely start to suffer from inadequate education.

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