Shabana Basij-Rasikh Quotes
Afghanistan
Basij-Rasikh, was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. She is an Afghan educator, humanitarian, and women's rights champion.
Random Shabana Basij-Rasikh quote
9 quotes
The same shopkeeper at a certain convenience store should not notice you every day. They (parents) never knew when or if we would return home,"
In our house and in our personal relationship, SOLA starts from when we wake up to when we go to bed
Out of the blue, Rwanda became a possibility and quite fortunately we were quickly welcomed,”
I've borrowed a stone from the airport. I need to return. I spend every waking hour preparing for it,"
We have been through a difficult journey of evacuation. We gave our students basic art supplies and they started painting and drawing just as a way of going through therapy here,”
We cannot under any circumstances submit to the Taliban's vision for Afghanistan. It means continuing to educate more Afghan girls
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,”
“That gave us even more opportunities for innovation in that space. Creating a physical and safe nurturing learning environment in Kabul that allowed us to draw students from some of the most remote areas,”
"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,"