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Malalai Joya is known as the "bravest woman in Afghanistan." At a Constitutional Assembly in Kabul in 2003, she stood up and denounced her country's powerful U.S. and NATO-backed warlords. She was only 25 years old. Two years later, she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament. In 2007, she was suspended for her persistent criticism of the warlords and drug barons. Beloved by her people for daring to speak out against U.S.-backed war criminals that dominate the government, Joya has survived at least 4 assassination attempts. Having come face-to-face with the brutality of war, Joya has been demanding an end to the occupation for years. In her book, A Woman Among Warlords, just out in paperback, Joya explains the situation of ordinary Afghans: "We are caught between two enemies—the Taliban on one side and the U.S./NATO forces and their warlord allies on the other." |
Afghanistan:
The Most Dangerous Place in the World to Be a Woman
Wednesday, March 30, 8-9 pm
Arch Street Friends Meeting House, 4th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia
Sponsored by the Peace & Social Concerns Committees
of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting
& Arch Street Friends Meeting
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Malalai Joya is author of
A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice.
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