Malalai Joya at Marxism 2012 in Australia
Marxism 2012, Feb. 18, 2012 Malalai Joya – Malalai Joya, one of the most outspoken Afghan critics of the American war and occupation, will be speaking at Marxism 2012 on…
End the insanity in Afghanistan: troops out now
Stop the War Coalition, March 29, 2012 Sydney Stop the War Coalition is proud to host Malalai Joya at a meeting organised in a question and answer format The murderous…
A defiant woman won’t be silenced by the warlords or fundamentalists
Adele Horin, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 18, 2010 She was invited to Australia by Deakin University to be the keynote speaker A LOT of people have tried to silence…
Afghan women continue to suffer despite the West
Daniel Flitton, The Age, November 13, 2010 Ms Joya will discuss the Afghanistan conflict at a public lecture today at Deakin University in Burwood. THE plight of women in Afghanistan…
Afghan activist sees U.S./NATO as terrorists and Obama as a “second Bush”
Michael Hughes, Examiner.com, November 3, 2010 Joya stated future hope lies in the strengthening and expansion of a national anti-fundamentalist and democracy-loving movement Afghan human rights activist Malalai Joya wrote…
Afghan activist calls for end to NATO ‘occupation’ of her country
Lea Storry, Postmedia News, The Vancouver, October 11, 2010 Joya asked Canadians to join antiwar organizations. Malalai Joya, an outspoken critic of the war in Afghanistan and the youngest woman…
Friends: Malalai Joya and Tal Haran
Toni Álvarez, Catalunya, September 2010Translated from Catalan by Maria Romano Young woman like Malalai Joya can daily confront so powerful enemies. It is well known that women have been, again…
Female MP takes on Afghan patriarchy
Chris Sands, The National, September 5, 2010 She describes the Taliban and the foreign troops as “enemies” and believes both must be opposed. With international forces edging close to withdrawal…
‘The bravest woman in Afghanistan’ talks about peace, justice and women’s rights
Haseena Manek, The Ryerson Free Press, February 3, 2010 Why Canada must leave Afghanistan now Malalai Joya was just 27 years old when she became the youngest person ever to…
“The US and Canada cannot gift us democracy”
Iftekhar Kabir, TrentArthur.ca, 30 November 2009 Malalai Joya speaks to Canadians on her cross-country tour In a recent article for In These Times, Noam Chomsky spoke of her as one…