"An educated mind is the greatest weapon against injustice"

India's youth just forced its education minister to resign. Here's what it means to me.

Aug 02, 2026

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And so Guerre and Shalom’s Education Fortnight concludes with an uplifting article from Shabnam Nasimi on the power of an educated mind (Shabnam previously worked as a Senior Policy Advisor to the UK Minister for Refugees and Minister for Afghan Resettlement and is the chief writer of Our Forgotten History Substack). I particularly like the article’s ju…

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Shabnam Nasimi

Writer and public historian, bringing you lost and erased stories from Afghanistan and beyond. Usually found digging through the past in an old bookshop.