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Helping Afghan women back into higher ed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Since the Taliban suspended the rights of Afghan women to pursue higher education last month, many American higher education institutions and leaders have decried the ban. The Taliban's Dec. campuses, partnerships with universities in nearby countries or expanded access to online classes. Simon’s Rock, Mass.;

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. “They’re evolving,” Becker said of UoPeople’s efforts to innovate in an effort to reach learners around the world who are not now being served.

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‘Being a girl is a heavy crime’: Afghan women in despair over university ban

The Guardian Higher Education

Taliban prohibit female higher education indefinitely amid international condemnation It was late evening in Kabul, and Sabra*, a fourth-year medical student, saw a WhatsApp message appear on her phone. Girls, what’s going on here?”

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Our Favorite Global Reads: AIFS Abroad Staff Picks

AIFS Abroad

Like most international educators, we don’t just love to travel, we also love to read about the world. Especially in the last few years, without ready access to seeing the world in person, most of us have turned to the next best thing. Beautiful World, Where Are You? Here are some of their recommendations: Fiction.

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Top 12 Young Adult Books for High School Women's Studies Units

Experiential Learning Depot

Girls around the world are faced with extraordinary challenges on a daily basis simply because of their gender. In doing so she and her family become targets of the Taliban. Have your students read these books because they are relevant, real, relatable, teach empathy, and they're interesting.

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