Seyed, a male teacher for over 20 years in a secondary boys’ school in Herat
I was happy when I was teaching the upper classes, but I have now been at home for the past two years.
I am fortunate because when I was teaching, my salary has always been paid on time, but the working conditions were not good.
I firmly believe that girls should have the right to education and female teachers should be allowed to teach boys.
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Roya, a female teacher in a boys’ school in the Badakhashan province
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I am proud of being a teacher because we have a sacred duty, but we are not considered with respect. I am also very angry that the girls' schools have been closed, as I firmly believe in every girl's right to education.
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