Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Amnesty International hosting Shabana Basij-Rasikh on Friday, Feb 4th

Please join us during lunch waves on Friday, February 4th to hear Shabana speak.

"Shabana was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. She attended secret school during the Taliban regime, and after the fall of the Taliban she completed her secondary education at Maryam High School. In 2005, Shabana attended high school in the USA through the year-long Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program sponsored by the US State Department. Following her secondary school career, she worked as an Executive Assistant to the Country Director of American Councils for International Education in Kabul as a one year appointment. Shabana is the Executive Director of Afghan Youth Initiative. Shabana is a senior at Middlebury College, pursuing degrees in International Studies and Women and Gender Studies. She is a senior fellow at the Middlebury College Admissions Office."

Please check out her website.  http://helainc.org/team.php

Come prepared with questions you might want to ask her about her experiences.

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