Afghan parliamentarian, Malalai Joya toured the United States in March 2006, addressing thousands of Americans in community forums, panels, college campuses, and local churches.
Malalai Joya first gained media attention when she spoke out against warlords in the 2003 Constitutional Loya Jirga. Since then she ran for election and won a seat with the second highest number of votes in her native Farah Province.
Press Coverage of Joya’s US Tour
- 03-28-2006 – Young member of Afghan Parliament speaks out against warlord colleagues
- 03-27-2006 – If Yale’s president wants to educate a deserving Afghan, I’ve got just the woman for him
- 03-27-2006 – Afghan politician contrasts with student
- 03-24-2006 – Joya talks on Afghanistan, Hashemi
- 03-21-2006 – Afghan legislator gives talk to 400 at Ventura College
- 03-18-2006 – Afghan lawmaker speaks up for women
- 03-17-2006 – Afghan Lawmaker Speaks of Ongoing Challenges for Women
- 03-12-2006 – Afghan legislator: Country’s improvement has stalled since Taliban was overthrown
- 03-10-2006 – Freedom hasn’t arrived, Afghan rights activist says
- 03-09-2006 – Honour these feminists
- 03-02-2006 – Don’t forget us
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Events and Announcements
- Malalai Joya’s Defense Committee’s Campaign for Internally Displaced Afghans
- Malalai Joya Sends a Message to the World
- RAWA Responds to the Taliban Takeover
- AWM Thanks the Lisa Akbari Foundation
- One Young Man’s Holiday Wish: Raise Funds for RAWA
- RAWA Statement on 12th Anniversary of US War
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Afghanistan News Wire
- Malalai Joya Sends a Message to the World
- 20 Years of U.S. Occupation Was Brutal in Afghanistan—And So Will Be the Exit
- Malalai Joya on Democracy Now!
- Girls School in Danger of Closing
- Huffington Post: A Woman Among Warlords: An Interview With Malalai Joya
- The Cost of Courage: Malalai Joya’s Life-Risking Activism
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Press Releases
- Tenth Anniversary of Afghanistan War: RAWA Member Available for Interviews
- U.S. Responds to Broad Public Campaign, Grants Malalai Joya Visa!
- US government denies entry visa to Afghan women’s rights activist and author Malalai Joya
- Leading Afghan Feminist Urges Immediate end to U.S. War
- A Woman Among Warlords – Malalai Joya Available for Interviews
- Afghan Women’s Rights Activist Calls for an End to US Occupation
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