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The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants against Taliban Leaders over the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. Speaking to Pat this morning was Pashtana Durrani, an Afghan activist who is defying Taliban rule by running the country's first digital school network, providing education to girls and boys.

To discuss how the Taliban regime has impacted education, Amna Nawaz spoke with Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani. She is the founder of Learn Afghanistan, a grassroots group working to expand education access there. Durrani is currently a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

To discuss how the Taliban regime has impacted education, Amna Nawaz spoke with Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani. She is the founder of Learn Afghanistan, a grassroots group working to expand education access there. Durrani is currently a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Pashtana Durrani is an Afghan feminist, activist, and educator. She founded Afghanistan's first-ever digital school network, LEARN Afghanistan, and is still providing education for hundreds of girls in the country today despite being exiled after the Taliban's takeover in 2021.  Pashtana joined host Andrew Kaufmann and the Bush Institute's Natalie Gonnella-Platts at the 2024 Forum on Leadership to discuss her work educating Afghan girls, her experience escaping the country after the Taliban takeover, and her hope for the future of Afghanistan.Hear more from Pashtana on this episode of The Strategerist, presented by the George W. Bush Presidential Center.Related content: LEARN Afghanistan2024 Forum on Leadership  

Lalita du Perron talks to Pashtana Durrani, Executive Director of LearnAfghan.org and visiting fellow at the Wellesley Centers for Women about her journey into advocacy and activism and the role of US higher education institutions in addressing the educational needs of Afghan women and girls.

In an age marked by widespread migration, millions face displacement due to conflict, natural disasters, and insecurity, with children bearing a particularly heavy burden, often losing access to vital services like education and healthcare. In this episode of New Thinking for a New World, experts Pashtana Durrani, Lala Lovera, and Caroline Kronley delve into innovative solutions. Through their experiences with educational initiatives amidst crisis, they shed light on how quality education can still be provided even in the most challenging contexts.

When freedom is under attack, oppressed people's most powerful tool is often their voice and the voices of others.  Global activists Pashtana Durrani, Joseph Kim, and Alice Zhuravel, joined Bush Institute's Director of Global Policy, Natalie Gonella-Platts, for a panel  discussion at the 2024 Forum on Leadership on how they are pushing back against authoritarian threats and speaking truth to power. Related: 2024 Forum on Leadership 

Recent ISIS-K attacks in Moscow have brought Afghanistan's terrorism issues to the forefront. Amidst this, Pashtana Durrani, an Afghan leader working from exile, is making strides in education with her organization, Learn, which focuses on empowering women and girls in Afghanistan. Her efforts are a beacon of hope and a potential counter to extremism. Her book, "Last to Eat, Last to Learn," shares her inspiring journey.

In celebration of Women's Month, we're thrilled to present a special "Rewind" episode of Motivational Mondays highlighting the wisdom and inspiration of some incredible women who have graced our podcast. Get ready to be empowered and uplifted as we revisit powerful clips from our most inspiring female guests. From entrepreneurs to activists, leaders to artists, these women have shared invaluable insights on overcoming challenges, pursuing dreams, and making a difference. Tune in and let their stories ignite your passion and drive as we celebrate the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women everywhere! You'll learn how passion and drive can launch advocacy projects, how dedication and resilience can help you overcome adversity and the life lessons that have helped these women reach success.LEARN MORE:Dana Marlowe:>>Learn more about I Support the Girls' programs and campaigns. (https://isupportthegirls.org)>>Join the movement: Volunteer to help I Support the Girls. (https://isupportthegirls.org/get-involved/volunteer)>>Find out where you can donate feminine hygiene products and gently-used or new bras. (https://isupportthegirls.org/get-involved/how-to-donate)>>Follow the journey and learn about upcoming events and campaigns by following I Support the Girls on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, or LinkedIn. (https://www.facebook.com/SupportTheGirlsandWomen), (https://www.instagram.com/isupportthegirls), (https://twitter.com/I_Support_Girls), (https://www.tiktok.com/@isupportthegirls), (https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-support-the-girls)Eliza Van Court:>>Empower yourself with more strategies in VanCort's book, “A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard.” (https://amzn.to/3EYaava)>>Learn more about VanCort and her work at

When the Taliban roared back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, education activist Pashtana Durrani had some 7,000 girls enrolled in her organization. The schools were shuttered and Pashtana was forced to flee. She's now living in exile in the U.S. and still working to educate girls back home. Amna Nawaz spoke with her about her remarkable story told in her new book, "Last to Eat, Last to Learn." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

When the Taliban roared back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, education activist Pashtana Durrani had some 7,000 girls enrolled in her organization. The schools were shuttered and Pashtana was forced to flee. She's now living in exile in the U.S. and still working to educate girls back home. Amna Nawaz spoke with her about her remarkable story told in her new book, "Last to Eat, Last to Learn." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Afghan girls lack education access with Taliban restrictions. Pashtana Durrani operates a secret school, striving to secure their educational future. Here's what we talk about in this episode: Activism, Community, Education, Equality, Gender, Human rights, Refugees, Technology

In Afghanistan, women and girls have been banned from schools and universities – but underground networks have sprung up to maintain their education. This week on Bunker Global, Chris Jones is joined by Pashtana Durrani, educator and founder of LEARN Afghan and winner of a 2023 Global Citizen Award, to discuss the schools that defy Taliban rule and educate girls across the country.  "Our future was stolen. Our present is stolen. We are the victims of a political agenda.”  "Despite everything, I'm a hopeless optimist when it comes to Afghanistan.“ www.patreon.com/bunkercast This week's sponsor is the Disorder Podcast - listen here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod Written and presented by Chris Jones. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:08 — Marc Becker is Professor of History at Truman State University. His latest book is “Contemporary Latin American Revolutions.” 0:33 — Pashtana Durrani is an Activist, educator, and writer. She currently is Executive Director of @LEARNAfg, Visiting Fellow at Wellesley Women Center and Aspen Institute New Voices fellow. The post Ecuador Elections; Plus, 2 Year Anniversary of Taliban Afghanistan Takeover appeared first on KPFA.

Pashtana Durrani is an Afghan human rights activist and community development expert focusing on female education. She's the founder of LEARN Afghan, a grassroots organization established to safely and securely educate girls through a distributed network of tablets using an offline platform.  One of the reasons Pashtana's platform is designed to work offline is that Afghanistan has a limited amount of electricity. Offline learning is essential if you're in a mountainous region and lack consistent electricity and internet access.  Through Pashtana's program, a student can download and access the content at any time, anywhere. In this episode of Motivational Mondays, Pashtana shares the origin of her passion for educating Afghan women. You'll also find out more about the LEARN Afghan program, how she began teaching English, and Afghani cultural expectations. LEARN MORE: >> Connect with Pashtana on Twitter and Instagram (https://twitter.com/barakpashtana), (https://www.instagram.com/afghania_barakzai) >> Read Pashtana's book, Last to Eat, Last to LEARN (https://amzn.to/3Yi89kv) NSLS MEMBERS ONLY: >> Listen to the bonus episode to hear Pashtana recall the importance of her father's school and her pride in her efforts to educate Afghani girls. (https://thens.ls/3K6ZxJx)

This week marks one year since girls in Afghanistan had their hopes of returning to school dashed by the Taliban. Girls are now banned from receiving a high school education, as well as from universities and many workplaces. But an organisation, LEARN, led by human rights activist Pashtana Durrani, is working to educate girls in secret.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PROMOTION https://www.travelinsurancedirect.com.au/tda *15% discount offer valid until 3 April 2023 11:59PM AEDT. The discount applies to the total TID travel insurance premium when getting a quote using promo code TDA15. Discounts do not apply to the rate of GST and stamp duty, charitable donations or any changes you make to the policy. Travel Insurance Direct has the discretion to withdraw or amend this discount offer at any time. This discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotional offer or discount.Travel Insurance Direct Pty Limited ABN 30 121 659 470 AR305589 is an authorised representative of nib Travel Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (nib) ABN 81 115 932 173, AFS Licence No. 308461 and act as nib's agent and not as your agent. This is general advice only. Before you buy, you should consider your needs, the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Target Market Determination (TMD). This insurance is underwritten by Pacific International Insurance Pty Ltd, ABN 83 169 311 193.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The International Risk Podcast is a weekly podcast for senior executives, board members and risk advisors. In these podcasts, we speak with risk management specialists from around the world. Our host is Dominic Bowen, one of Europe's leading international risk specialists. Having spent the last 20 years successfully establishing large and complex operations in the world's highest risk areas and conflict zones, Dominic now joins you to speak with exciting guests from around the world to discuss risk.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn for all our great updates.In this episode, Dominic Bowen speaks with Pashtana Durrani about the Afghan situation and women's education and how has the crisis effected Afghan girls across the country. Moreover, Dominic discuss with Pashtana on her thoughts and experience as an Afghan woman and how she has proceeded with her initiatives to spread education through her educational network.Pashtana Durrani is is an Afghan feminist, activist, and educator. At the age of 21, she became the head of her family following her father's passing. By then she had already founded LEARN Afghanistan, the country's first-ever digital school network.  With contributory efforts from Nadia A.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIn the second and final part of the two-hour finale to our History of Afghanistan series, Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, moderates a panel discussion where he, Danny, and Derek are joined by Pashtana Durrani, founder of LEARN Afghan, and Haroun Rahimi, lawyer and visiting professor at Università Bocconi. Pashtana and Haroun share more personal experiences from Afghanistan during the war, including the media important to them in this time, the nuances of intra-Afghan cultures, life in Herat and Kandahar, the presidency of Ghani, Afghan women's rights initiatives, , and more.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.americanprestigepod.comIn the first part of our two-hour finale to our History of Afghanistan series, Tim Nunan, lecturer in global history at the Free University of Berlin, moderates a panel discussion where he, Danny, and Derek are joined by Pashtana Durrani, founder of LEARN Afghan, and Haroun Rahimi, lawyer and visiting professor at Università Bocconi. In this first part of the discussion, Pashtana and Haroun share experiences of their respective childhoods in Afghanistan and Iran, their families' connections to the modern events in Afghanistan, cultural touchstones for them in the eras of the Taliban and Karzai, and more.

Since reclaiming power of Afghanistan nearly one year ago, the Taliban have significantly rolled back rights for women and girls. The extremist government has also barred hundreds of thousands of girls from attending school. Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of LEARN Afghanistan and a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Since reclaiming power of Afghanistan nearly one year ago, the Taliban have significantly rolled back rights for women and girls. The extremist government has also barred hundreds of thousands of girls from attending school. Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of LEARN Afghanistan and a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Since reclaiming power of Afghanistan nearly one year ago, the Taliban have significantly rolled back rights for women and girls. The extremist government has also barred hundreds of thousands of girls from attending school. Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of LEARN Afghanistan and a visiting fellow at Wellesley College's Centers for Women, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Taliban had promised teenage girls in Afghanistan would get to return to school for the first time since August. But on March 23, schools had only been open for a few hours before the Taliban shut them down indefinitely — plunging Afghan girls' futures back into limbo. In this episode:  Pashtana Durrani, Executive Director of LEARN Afghanistan (@BarakPashtana) Heather Barr, Associate Women's Rights Director, Human Rights Watch (@heatherbarr1) Connect with The Take:  Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)

The war in Afghanistan may be over, but a humanitarian crisis threatens to be even deadlier than the 20 years of fighting. In a follow-up to our podcast episode from September, New Lines' Faisal Al Yafai talks to Fazelminallah Qazizai, Pashtana Durrani and Emran Feroz to explore how the country's situation has changed over six months of Taliban rule. They discuss how U.S. sanctions have left Afghans without money or food, how the Taliban govern and what will happen to their regime if the crisis continues into the spring. (Produced by Joshua Martin)

Great leaders may or may not be born that way, but their skills and abilities certainly evolve and mature over time. That is why we established an Emerging Leader category for the TSEGL Prize. The jury selected two leaders. Pashtana Durrani, an Afghan activist and educator. Christian Ntizimira, a Rwandan who champions palliative care in central Africa. Listen as two jurors—Shahidul Alam, photographer and human rights activist and Gouri Mirpuri, a social entrepreneur—discuss leadership with the two winners.

Tommy and Ben cover the Omicron variant, a history making Prime Minister in Sweden, the Nordstream 2 pipeline and tensions in Ukraine, corruption and spies in international soccer, Jared Kushner goes hunting for gulf oil kickbacks, a historic election in Honduras, the Iran deal talks on life support, maple syrup cartels and Oasis. Then Tommy talks with Pashtana Durrani about her work educating women and girls in Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Antonio Giustozzi, Deniz Kandiyoti, Graeme Smith, Pashtana Durrani and Dr. Orzala Nemat guest lecture panel on The implosion of the Afghan State: what next for women and the nation? The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

Pashtana Durrani, an Afghani activist, is the founder and Executive Director of Learn Afghanistan, an organization that works towards making education and healthcare accessible through smart solutions in rural Afghanistan. Learn Afghanistan has a variety of projects, from digital literacy, Menstrual hygiene management program, teacher training program and maternal healthcare which trains midwives. She is the global youth representative for Amnesty International and has been awarded the Malala Fund Education Champion Award. In this episode Pashtana talks at length about her childhood as a Refugee, about how her father had to fight the society in order to give her the education she deserved and also tells me about what keeps her going in staying courageous, brave and a powerhouse that she is, as she continues to speak up to the international media about the situation Afghanistan. She is an inspiration to me and I cannot emphasis enough on amplifying the voices, works and intentions of women like Pashtana in the world. Pashtana is doing everything possible to create a sustainable environment in Afghanistan for young girls and women. You can support her by donating to her organization, the link is below: https://www.gofundme.com/f/learn-afg-donations?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B2300-co-team-welcome You must follow Pashtana on Twitter and Instagram to know more about her vision and works. #PashtanaDurrani #YouAreHumanWithJagruti #Afghanistan

Mukunda and Shahada have a long discussion on a timely topic: Afghanistan. But this time, they talk with an Afghan activist.

Today we have an incredibly special podcast for you. We speak to two amazing women about the effect Taliban rule will have on education, especially for women and girls, in Afghanistan. Farkhondeh Akbari, originally from Daikundi province in central Afghanistan.  Akbari was born in 1991 in Afghanistan and migrated with her family to Australia when she was 12 years old. She has visited friends and relatives in Afghanistan throughout her life, most recently in 2019. She joins us today from Canberra, where she's completing a PhD in diplomacy and peace settlements at the ANU. Pashtana Durrani is a teacher, and founder and executive director of LEARN, an Afghani not-for-profit whose main focus is providing quality education to all children, especially girls, in Afghanistan. Pashtana has remained in Afghanistan since the Taliban's return to power.Ian Connellan, The Royal Institution of Australia's Editor-in-Chief, conducts the interviews, and Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge narrates this amazing story.If you'd like to know more about the challenges to education in Afghanistan please follow LEARN on social media:Twitter: twitter.com/LEARNAfgFacebook: facebook.com/LEARNAfgInstagram: Instagram.com/learn.afgConnect with Farkhondeh Akbari on TwitterGo to Organisation for Developing Solutions (ADS) to learn about the education-focussed peacebuilding and development NGO that Farkhondeh co-founded.Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos WeeklyWatch and listen to all our Cosmos Briefings

Millions of girls in Afghanistan have not been allowed to return to school, though the boys have. We discuss the delay, and whether the Taliban's earlier promises were all talk, with Pashtana Durrani, a teacher and the founder and executive director of LEARN Afghanistan, a charity focused on education.

Australian marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel is due to swim the English Channel for the 44th time – this will break the current World Record. Chloe already holds the world record for the longest unassisted ocean swim, which took place in the Bahamas and totalled 124km. She joins Emma to talk about why she loves the Channel in particular, and open water swimming in general. There are rumours that the new government in Afghanistan might allow girls between 13-18 years old to return to school this weekend, but so far Taliban spokesmen have claimed ‘more time' is needed before making a decision. Emma gets the latest from BBC World Service Reporter Sodaba Haidare and educationalist Pashtana Durrani, who has helped educate hundreds of Afghan women through her non-profit organisation LEARN. Author and podcaster Laura Dockrill speaks to Emma about how her experience of postpartum psychosis three years ago shaped her new book The Dream House, which is about very sad boy called Rex. The National Audit Office has found that years of repeated human errors on outdated IT systems resulted in more than 100,000 people being underpaid a total of £1 billion in state pensions. Most of those affected were women, who are owed an average of nearly £9000. John Chattell's mother Rosemary was underpaid for 20 years, he joins Emma to explain how much money they eventually got back on her behalf. Two years ago a baby at Bronzefield Prison in Surrey died as soon as it was born. When she was giving birth the mother was on her own in a cell. Today a report by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman, Sue McAllister, has come out which is deeply critical of the prison and how it handled the situation. Sue joins Emma.

President Putin's United Russia won two thirds of seats in the lower house of parliament. The party's vote share was down four points on five years ago, and we hear about the new Russian parliament's main economic challenges from Chris Weafer, chief executive of the Moscow-based consultancy Macro Advisory. Also in the programme, ahead of elections this weekend, the BBC's Theo Leggett reports from Munich in Germany on what businesses hope for from the next Chancellor. A month after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have effectively banned women from working. We get reaction to the latest developments from Pashtana Durrani, who is a women's rights activist in the country. Plus, our regular workplace commentator Stephanie Hare explores the art of storytelling in the workplace. Today's edition is presented by Rahul Tandon, and produced by Clare Williamson and Russell Padmore.

Begüm Başdaş at Medyascope spoke with Afghan human rights defender Pashtana Durrani. Durrani is the founder and Executive Director of “Learn” which is a non-profit organization in Afghanistan that supports women and youth through innovation and education.

Afghan women and girls are anxiously waiting to see what their lives will look like under Taliban rule. Amna Nawaz speaks to Pashtana Durrani, founder and executive director of Learn, a nonprofit she created to ensure women and girls have access to education in Afghanistan, about the future fate of Afghan women. Durrani fled her home in Kandahar when the Taliban took control and is in hiding. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Afghan women and girls are anxiously waiting to see what their lives will look like under Taliban rule. Amna Nawaz speaks to Pashtana Durrani, founder and executive director of Learn, a nonprofit she created to ensure women and girls have access to education in Afghanistan, about the future fate of Afghan women. Durrani fled her home in Kandahar when the Taliban took control and is in hiding. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On August 15, the Taliban took over the Afghan capital of Kabul, entered the presidential palace, and declared an end to the 20-year war. But before that declaration, as the armed group rapidly advanced throughout the country, we spoke with Pashtana Durrani. She's an Afghan activist who was witnessing it all first-hand. In this episode of The Take, we hear her story. In this episode:  Pashtana Durrani (@BarakPashtana), founder and executive director of LEARN Afghanistan (@LEARNAfg) Connect with The Take:  Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)

With the Taliban now in control of most of Afghanistan, educators and activists are worried that hard-won women's rights will vanish. Guest host Nora Young talks to freelance journalist Ali Latifi about the situation in Kabul; and Pashtana Durrani, a teacher and founder and executive director of LEARN Afghanistan, a charity focused on education.