When a group of armed men raided Sakena Yacoobi’s school one day ... the group of Taliban members to sit down for a cup of tea, eventually convincing them to leave the school in peace.

Sakena Yacoobi has made a difference in the lives of around 8.5 million people through the operation of learning facilities in Afghanistan over the course of twenty years. Sakena believes that, if ...

Who is Sakena Yacoobi? Isobel Coleman of the Council on Foreign Relations talks about one of her heroes in this article in the Democracy in Development blog. EDITOR’S NOTE: Who is Sakena Yacoobi?

Dr. Sakena Yacoobi just before her speech at the World Forum for Democracy. Photo: Fernando RamirezOne of the most well-received speeches at this year’s World Forum for Democracy was made by Dr ...

Meet Nobel Prize nominee Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the Afghan woman educating thousands of girls. She tells everything about her fight to get girls from Afghanistan to have a better access to education ...