Nicholas Kristof gets it right when he writes about Nigerian Boko Harams kidnapping of girls from a school. He writes: Why are fanatics so terrified of girls’ education? Because there’s no force more powerful to transform a society. The greatest threat to extremism isn’t drones firing missiles, but girls reading books. While acknowledging that eduction is no silver bullet for transformation (and stability) in poor and vulnerable contexts, Kristof describes its potential and power for positive change.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:20:40 +0000