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…
Yo Dona International award for Malalai in Madrid
June 23, 2010, Spanish daily El Mundo awards Yo Dona International award of “premio a la Labor Humanitaria” to Malalai in Madrid
TIME names Joya one of ‘100 most influential people’
April 29, 2010, TIME magazine named Joya one of the100 most influential people in the world. Although she is angry at how she was portrayed as in favor of the…
City of Parma Award
March 3, 2010: An award by Commune of the city of Parma (Italy) to Malalai Joya
‘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…
Colvin’s testimony true: former Afghan MP
CBC News, November 26, 2009 Joya: “Democracy will never come by war…” Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin’s claim that detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons were likely tortured is true…
Afghan MP to Canada: “Leave My Country as Soon as Possible”
Geordie Gwalgen Dent, Toronto Media Coop, November 23, 2009 Asks Canada to Stop Supporting Warlords, Mafia. Torontonians gave a standing ovation to Malalai Joya, a member of the Afghan National…
The woman who dared to raise her voice
Marlo Campbell, Uptown Magazine, November 21, 2009 Afghan MP Malalai Joya has risked her life to speak out against violence, poverty, corruption and foreign occupation Malalai Joya has been called…
Q&A: “Karzai Assigned a Rabbit to Take Care of the Carrot”
IPS-Inter Press Service, November 20, 2009 Chris Arsenault interviews MALALAI JOYA, author and Afghan parliamentarian VANCOUVER, Canada – In the aftermath of national elections widely condemned as fraudulent, the United…