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Meet Razia Jan

Meet Razia Jan. English IV Ms. Threatt Hero presentation 9/15. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/2012.heroes/razia.jan.html. Awards. 2007 Woman of Excellence award Rotary Club International Peace Awards certificates of appreciation from the Army Corps of Engineers American Legion.

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Meet Razia Jan

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  1. Meet Razia Jan English IV Ms. Threatt Hero presentation 9/15 http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/2012.heroes/razia.jan.html

  2. Awards • 2007 Woman of Excellence award • Rotary Club International Peace Awards • certificates of appreciation from the Army Corps of Engineers • American Legion.

  3. Awards • Amazing Woman of the Year Award 2011 • 2012, Razia was named a CNN Top 10 Hero • 2013 American Muslim Women's Empowerment Council Award.

  4. Who is Razia Jan? Afghan native moved to United States in 1970 business in Massachusetts Sept. 11 changed her life.

  5. Islam = terrorists • “Islam is a very peaceful religion. Terrorists have no place in Islam; they’re evil, and evil has no place in any religion.’’

  6. Goal and Location • educate girls • Given land • Taliban forbids • Zabuli Education about 45 minutes from Kabul. https://www.google.com/#q=map+of+afghanistan

  7. Willing to Risk Life for What? • “English is a tool that can take them a long way,’’ says Jan. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2014/0319/Razia-Jan-fights-to-educate-girls-in-rural-Afghanistan

  8. Problems Faced • Poisonings • Throwing acid • Shootings • Burning schools • Murdered head teacher • WHY??? • Educated girls = awareness http://friendnature.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/i-am-a-girl-poisoned-in-afghanistan-education-today/

  9. Why not just quit? It’s easier. "There were at least 185 documented attacks on schools and hospitals in Afghanistan last year, according to the United Nations. The majority were attributed to armed groups [Taliban] opposed to girls' education.”

  10. Taliban • Militant group • After Soviet occupation • Rules / codes to follow • Burka • Beard • Nail polish • Age 8 • US and help / aid http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Taliban_beating_woman_in_public_RAWA.jpg

  11. Details about Jan’s school • kindergartners through ninth-graders • each year through grade 12 • 12 teachers • Over 400 girls now • start learning English at age 4. http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/7/afghani-women-strive-to-get-an-education

  12. Cost of Jan’s School • Yearly • $4000 or $5000 • winter = more money because of winter clothes • wood for the stove • no heat in their homes • Internet = $350 a month http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2011/10/23/south_shore_woman_builds_a_school_for_girls_in_afghanistan/?page=2

  13. American Aid • Gave $ • Taliban no support • Americans bad • Educate under religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie

  14. Jan’s Dreams • build a third floor • playground • swings and a merry-go-round • volleyball • a court for basketball • 600 girls • bus http://www.maximizingprogress.org/2012/08/razia-jan-afghan-girls-schoolteacher.html

  15. What you take for granted • http://www.raziasrayofhope.org/ http://www.raziasrayofhope.org/

  16. College for these girls? • Difficult • Nursing • Computer Science • Give a voice • Can’t take away

  17. It only takes a spark • I think my school is like a fire. And I think it will grow," she said. "I hope that one day these girls... will come back and teach." http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.unmaskingchoice.ca/sites/default/files/imagecache/large/images/razia_jan.jpg&imgrefurl=http://

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