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Malalai Joya

Stop U.S. Meddling; Support Afghan Women at the Table

Jodie Evans | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Jodie Evans

Women's rights (which are, in fact, human rights) will never rise from a corrupt, fundamentalist government. We need to be supporting the voices of women to nurture change in Afghanistan.

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The Most Famous Woman in Afghanistan

Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

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Vivien Lesnik Weisman

Malalai Joya is the one-time youngest member of Parliament who has survived four assassination attempts on her life and routinely lambastes the Taliban, the Karzai government and President Obama.

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Afghanistan Still Under Control Of Warlords, Fundamentalists: Afghan Politician

The Guardian | Malalai Joya | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

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In 2005, I was the youngest person elected to the new Afghan parliament. Women like me, running for office, were held up as an example of how the war ...

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