Graduate of Afgan Turk school Husna said education gave me the courage to fight for an equal world and make an impact in the world.

Before I begin, I would like to thank the Broken Chalk organization for arranging this event.

On Teachers International Day, I would like to appreciate and thank the efforts and hard work of the most important pillars of our society, our teachers!

It’s an honor and pleasure to be here!

I want to talk a bit about myself. I am Husna and I am from Afghanistan. I graduated from Turkish schools in Afghanistan, and Turkish schools were established in Afghanistan two decades ago during a chaotic and critical time.

My Turkish sisters and brothers came to Afghanistan when education was most needed. These schools produced a generation of intellectual and aware Afghans, moderate Muslims and change-makers, and a generation that will build Afghanistan.

Unfortunately, due to the illegal and wrong decision of the Turkish Government, our schools were closed in 2018.

After the fall of Kabul and the re-emergence of the Taliban and their dark ideology, today, Afghan girls are deprived of their fundamental rights and are banned from going to school, and 66,000 teachers are not allowed to go and teach in schools.

Also, it’s worth mentioning tonight that an educated girl is equal to an educated society.

Today, due to my teacher’s hard work and efforts, I am standing in front of you. Education gave me the courage to fight for an equal world and make an impact in the world.

I appreciate your attention and have a great evening.

Husna Jalal  Graduate of Afghan-Turk Schools 2014