Activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan
Interview: No nation can gift liberation to another, ex-MP tells Andrew Buncombe ‘We cannot have long-term peace while American troops are here’ says celebrated Afghan activist Malalai Joya | The…
VATICAN CITY (RNS), December 9, 2019 In a school in downtown Rome on Friday (Dec. 6), the “bravest woman in Afghanistan” spoke to students about her faith, the Trump administration…
The New Arab, May 25, 2017 Exclusive interview: Malalai Joya, the former Afghan parliamentarian, tells The New Arab that education is key to empowering the people who need it most.…
iwspace, April 19, 2016 Today we had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours interviewing Malalai Joya for this website. In our women’s meeting we discussed amongst many other…
Sonali Kolhatkar, Truthdig, Oct 10, 2013 Malalai Joya, a female Afghan lawmaker and activist, has made many enemies by fighting corruption and war. Contrary to her small stature, Afghan activist…
Kyra Sturgill / The Tufts Daily, October 8, 2013 Malalai Joya, Afghan activist and former member of the Afghan National Assembly, gave a presentation entitled “Prospects for Afghan Women and…
Jamie Corpuz, The Western, April 13, 2011 She advocates that justice seeking individuals should demand that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and other authorities be questioned. In 2010 she was…
Adam Ashton, The Olympian, April 6, 2011 U.S. TOUR: Soldiers disregard lives, says former lawmaker A former Afghan lawmaker told an audience of South Sound peace activists Tuesday that photos…
Katie McKay Bryson, PopDev,, March 29, 2011 “When the enemies of our people, when the fundamentalists and the warlords unite, why should we not unite?” The story of her recent…
David Abel, The Boston Globe, March 27, 2011 Former lawmaker says foreign forces increase violence Afghan activist Malalai Joya, after initially being denied a visa to the United States for…