Malalai Joya, 27 year old Afghan women's rights activist and Member of Parliament, visits the US for the first time since her election.
She first gained media attention when she spoke out against warlords in the 2003 Constitutional Loya Jirga.
Malalai Joya will be touring various cities in the United States in March, 2006 (Women's History Month).
If you are a member of the media you can attend a press conference, download a press kit, or book an interview with Malalai Joya.
If you are a member of the public and would like to attend one of our public events where Malalai Joya will be speaking, check our event calendar.
Read more about Malalai Joya, or hear her in her own words, or view her photos.
*Afghan MP says she will not be silenced - by Tom Coghlan, BBC News, Jan 27, 2006
