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Educating women under the Taliban
As a college freshman, Shabana Basij-Rasikh co-founded SOLA, which would become the only boarding school for girls in Afghanistan. In 2021, days after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, she led the dramatic evacuation of the school from Afghanistan to Rwanda, where it operates as the only boarding school for Afghan girls in the world, a place of hope and promise. Shabana describes this haven where Afghan girls will always be free to learn.
Date:
20 January 2026, 17:30
Venue:
Trinity College, Broad Street OX1 3BH
Venue Details:
de Jager Auditorium, Levine Building
Speaker:
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Organising department:
Trinity College
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/shabana-basij-rasikh
Cost:
£10 / students £5
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Jane Hunt
