WISA Launch Dinner With Malalai Joya
Joanna, WISA, February 15, 2011 We were joined by our Afghan guest Joya who was a passionate speaker and keen to share her experiences of her life as a politician…
Joya in Foreign Policy Magazine Top 100 Global Thinkers
On November 28, 2010, Foreign Policy Magazine listed Malalai Joya in its annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.(Click here for the link)
Malalai Joya: Speaking for a crippled nation
Anna Greer, ABC, November 24, 2010 I met with Malalai, as NATO was discussing her country’s future in Lisbon. In 2003, a 25-year-old woman, all of five feet tall, stood…
Malalai Joya: ‘Stop playing with the destiny of Afghan people’
Green Left Weekly, November 21, 2010 Joya said the recent rigged parliamentary elections were “a selection not an election”. Afghan feminist and anti-war activist Malalai Joya urged 400 people at…
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…
Joya in Forbes “The World’s Most Powerful Feminists”
On November 4, 2010, As part of the Forbes The World’s Most Powerful People package, American playwright, performer and activist Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day, named The World’s Seven Most…
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…
Malalai Joya receiving Peace Award
A moment of happiness and peace; Malalai Joya receiving the 2010 peace award from Fraser Valley Peace Council.