Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Educator who founded the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), the country’s first and only all-girls boarding school. She shares her experience evacuating students to Rwanda after the Taliban takeover.
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Feb 2, 2024 • 50min
What Leadership Looks Like
Leadership is explored through the perspectives of executive coach Patrice Gordon, organizational psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, and educator Shabana Basij-Rasikh. Topics include reverse mentoring, redefining leadership, lessons from losing, reimagining success beyond GDP, changing landscape of leadership, and education and resilience in Afghanistan.
Dec 3, 2021 • 16min
The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on | Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Shabana Basij-Rasikh, an educator and founder of Afghanistan's first all-girls boarding school, shares her incredible journey of evacuating over 250 students and staff to Rwanda after the Taliban's takeover. She highlights the urgent need for global advocacy for Afghan women's rights and education. Through stories of resilience, Shabana emphasizes the importance of hope and steadfastness in the face of adversity. Her experiences challenge listeners to support and empower the next generation of Afghan girls who dream of education.
