Todays #SaturdaySpotlight is Dr. Sakena Yacoobi In 1995, Dr. - TopicsExpress



          

Todays #SaturdaySpotlight is Dr. Sakena Yacoobi In 1995, Dr. Yacoobi founded the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL). She established 80 underground home schools for girls after the Taliban banned their education. The organization continues to support teacher training , health education for girls and advocates for the right to education of girls in Afghanistan. Dr. Yacoobi has continued her work in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. She was nominated in 2005 for the Nobel Peace Prize and in 2013 she was profiled as one of the 10 Leading Muslim Women by the Huffington Post. Learn more about Dr. Sakena Yacoobi and AIL:
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:30:00 +0000

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