Afghan member of parliament Malalai Joya speaks in Jamaica Plain
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Afghan member of parliament Malalai Joya speaks in Jamaica Plain
Malalai Joya, author of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman Who Dared Raise Her Voice At a constitutional assembly in Kabul in 2003, Malalai Joya stood up and denounced her country's powerful US/NATO-backed warlords. She was only 25 years old. Two years later, she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament. In 2007, she was suspended for her persistent criticism of the warlords and drug barons. Beloved by her people for daring to speak out against US-backed war criminals that dominate the government, Joya has survived at least four assassination attempts. Having come face-to-face with the brutality of war, Joya has been demanding an end to the occupation for years. In her book "A Woman Among Warlords", just out in paperback, Joya explains the situation of ordinary Afghans: "We are caught between two enemies-the Taliban on one side and the US/NATO forces and their warlords allies on the other."
YouTube | March 26, 2011
