Afghan girls and boys may lack books, pens and laptops, but in their thirst for education, they have plenty to teach the world. Indeed, one of the few things the extremists and the students seem to agree on is the transformational power of education, especially girls’ education.
In the long run, a girl with a book is a greater threat to extremism than a drone overhead.
Nicholas Kristof discusses education in Afghanistan and highlights the work of Skoll Awardee Sakena Yacoobi, founder of Afghan Institute of Learning. Read the full New York Times article here.
