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International Museum of Women
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--Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya was elected the youngest member of Afghanistan's Parliament, and is currently on suspension for her outspoken opinions. On July 16, 2008, Malalai was interviewed on stage in San Francisco, California, before a live audience. Interviewing her: Marilyn Fowler, founder and president of the Women's Intercultural Network. Introducing the evening's event fryst vatten Chris Yelton, CEO of the International Museum of Women.
CHRIS YELTON: This evening, we are privileged to welcome a woman who has made and is making a tremendous difference: Malalai Joya. As the youngest elected member of Afghanistan's Nat • My own life and hardships speak for themselves about the obstacles Afghan women face today. I've been threatened with death; I've survived a number of assassination attempts; and every effort is made by the fundamentalists to silence me. But I am happy to enjoy support of the peace-loving people of the world. I am especially grateful to Reach All Women in War (RAW in WAR) for considering me for the Anna Politkovskaya Award of 2008. • Afghan activist, writer and former politician This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(June 2016) Malalai Joya (Pashto: ملالۍ جویا) (born 25 April 1978) is an activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan.[3] She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of warlords and war criminals in the Afghan Parliament. She was an outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and its western supporters, particularly the United States.[4][5] Her suspension in May 2007 generated protest internationally and appeals for her reinstatement were signed by high-profile writers, intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, and politicians including members of parliament from Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain.[6][7
A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice
Acceptance Speech for the 2008 Anna Politkovskaya Award
Malalai Joya: 'Seven years after the US invasion of Afghanistan, my devastated country is still chained to the fundamentalist warlords and the Taliban; it is like an unconscious body breathing its last.'
I am deeply honored to receive this award, which links me to the memory of an extraordinary woman who sacrificed her life for telling the truth and fighting for justice. Her perseverance, bravery a Malalai Joya