She is a young graduate armed with unfailing determination because Behishta Khairrudin is Afghan, and despite the ban on women accessing education, she recently earned an engineering degree, specializing in chemistry, and she does it from her home, from the living room. his apartment in a town in northern Afghanistan. However, this was not at all how he envisioned his studies.

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Already holding patents in the technology field, Behishta intends to remain at university. In August 2021, when the Taliban entered Kabul, he had just applied to join IIT Madrasa, Chennai Institute of Technological Studies in India, prestigious public university, his paperwork has been accepted, he will leave there, stay on campus, and then everything is closed. First the country gate, it was impossible for her, a young single woman, to leave the territory, then her home gate.

Quickly, he asked the school’s management, and he asked for the right to be able to take courses regardless of everything, remotely, on the Internet, from his home. What does the Institute accept. For two years, Behishta relied on the family’s wifi connection,”very random connection, he confided Indian Timebut important.“The first two semesters, studying was difficult: his lessons were in English, while he had only ever studied Dari. But he survives.

Kitchen jar for doing chemical experiments

Being in chemistry, he also set up a small laboratory, using kitchen jars, measuring cups, and his sister’s microwave. The fitting was precarious, but he successfully carried out the required experiment, submitted his work and eventually earned his diploma, thus joining hundreds of colleagues who had spent their entire schooling in person.

To journalists who asked if he had bitterness, Behishta Khairrudin replied: “I have no regrets, I just want to say to the Taliban, you want to stop me? Well, I found another way, another way, I’m moving forward.“He added that not everyone can survive like that, if he did it was thanks to the support of his family, his father, mother, brothers and sisters.”but i say to all girls, study, open the book, take this strength, and don’t be depressed, because one day they will fall, we, we will change it.” And if nothing coincidental? Behishta means “optimist” in the original.