Activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan
Brian Tamanaha, Balkinization Blog, October 24, 2009 Malalai Joya lives under a death threat because she publicly scorns the warlords Malalai Joya is an incredibly courageous Afghan woman, only 30…
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, October 21, 2009 AFGHANISTAN: CASE N° AFG/01 – MALALAI JOYA The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Referring to the case of Ms. Malalai Joya, a member…
Paul Sheehan, Sydney Morning Herald, July 6, 2009 A spectacular example is the life and near-death of Malalai Joya. Malalai Joya in AustraliaFor many women, the difference between life and…
Frud Bezhan, The Age, April 14, 2009 Joya’s stance against the warlords seemed to be endorsed when she was subsequently elected FOR the women of Afghanistan, it is yet another…
Namita Kohli, Hindustan Times, December 27, 2008 Malalai Joya speaking in a panel of Amnesty International Week of Justice Festival in New Delhi on Dec.8, 2008. Dressed in a black…
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, October 15, 2008 AFGHANISTAN, CASE N° AFG/01 – MALALAI JOYA The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Referring to the case of Ms. Malalai Joya, a member…
Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service, October 12, 2008 (audio) She called on the activists all over the world to express support oppressed women in Afghanistan. Dissident Afghan MP, Malalai Joya,…
Malalai Joya, The Nation, October 7, 2008 “By receiving this award, I once again vow not to stop for a moment from telling the truth in the face of death…
FAROOQ SULEHRIA, August 18, 2008 Is Malalai Joya the Bravest Woman in Afghanistan? Afghanistan lives in the fear of the US-sponsored war lords. These hated warlords are not scared by…
Jake, the Champion of the Constitution (Libertarian), August 8, 2008 You never heard of Malalai Joya because, like most of the Afghan populace, she wants the Americans to leave Afghanistan…