Interview Malalai Joya: Why the U.S. has to go
Socialist Worker, November 10, 2009 Abdullah is the main candidate of the warlords, and he is seen as a war criminal in Afghanistan Malalai Joya has been called the “bravest…
Malalai Joya a ‘worthy choice’ for Nobel
Dave Markland, Rabble.ca, November 10, 2009 Her autobiography impressed the heck out of America’s leading intellectual Noam Chomsky Malalai Joya, fittingly described by the BBC as the bravest woman in…
Afghanistan’s Malalai Joya speaks in So Cal
Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2009 Her targets were warlords and corruption at home first, but it was her unflinching criticism of American policies At age 27, Malalai…
War, Peace and Obama’s Nobel
Noam Chomsky, In These Times, November 5, 2009 The Nobel Peace Prize committee might well have made truly worthy choices, prominent among them the remarkable Afghan activist Malalai Joya. Silence…
Afghan author speaks to members of Mercy HS community, Girl Scouts, Junior League
Meredith Bower, Baltimore Private Schools Examiner, November 4, 2009 Joya recounts in strong, uncompromising language her march to activism. In the United States, it’s not uncommon for women to be…
Outspoken Afghan challenges leaders
Carl Hartman, The Associated Press, Cincinnati.Com, November 3, 2009 “Afghanistan, after eight years of occupation, has become a world center for drugs,” Joya told me. “A Woman Among Warlords: The…
Opium, Rape and the American Way
Chris Hedges, TruthDig, November 2, 2009 “Afghanistan, after eight years of occupation, has become a world center for drugs,” Joya told me. The warlords we champion in Afghanistan are as…
A Woman among War Mongerers: Reflections on Tuesday’s Panel
Ellora Derenoncourt, South Asia Solidarity Initiative, October 29, 2009 On Tuesday, October 27 at the CUNY Graduate Center, the Center for Place, Culture and Politics hosted a panel discussion called…
Vocal Afghani war critic in Boston
James F. Smith, The Boston Globe, October 26, 2009 She has been called the bravest woman in Afghanistan. She was kicked out of the country’s Parliament for criticizing it. She…
Former Afghan MP paints bleak picture
Bradley Silverman, The Brown Daily Herald, October 26, 2009 “No nation can donate liberation to another nation,” Joya said. “History shows we will never accept occupation.” Malalai Joya, a former…