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DESCRIPTION:Malalai Joya: A Woman Among Warlords, Prospects for Afghan Women and 
 Non-intervention in my Country.\n \nOn the 12th anniversary of  the US 
 invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, UNAC, in conjunction with the 
 Afghan Women's Mission is sponsoring a national tour of former Afghanistan 
 legislator, women’s rights and antiwar leader, Malalai Joya in October.  
 Please see the Schedule below.  For more information on the itinerary in 
 each city, please contact the local organizer for the city listed below or 
 email UNAC's Malalai Joya National Tour Coordinator, Jeff Mackler at 
 jmackler@lmi.net or  UNACpeace@gmail.com\n\nMalalai Joya: A Brief 
 Biography\n\nMalalai Joya, 35, first gained international attention in 2003 
 when she spoke out publicly against the domination of warlords in 
 Afghanistan. She was at that time serving as an elected delegate to the 
 Loya Jirga that was convened to ratify the Constitution of Afghanistan. In 
 2005 she became one of 68 women elected to the 249-seat National Assembly, 
 or Wolesi Jirga, and was the youngest member of the Afghan 
 parliament.\n\nAn extraordinary young woman raised in the refugee camps of 
 Iran and Pakistan, Joya became a teacher in secret girls’ schools, hiding 
 her books under her burqa so the Taliban couldn’t find them; she helped 
 establish a free medical clinic and orphanage in her impoverished home 
 province of Farah.\n\nIn 2007 she spoke out against former warlords and war 
 criminals in the Afghan parliament and was thereupon suspended from the 
 parliament. Since then she has survived six assassination attempts. She 
 travels in Afghanistan with armed guards and has worked tirelessly on 
 behalf of Afghan women and to end the occupation of her country.\n\nIn 
 2010, Time Magazine placed Malalai Joya on their annual list of the 100 
 most influential people in the world. Foreign Policy Magazine listed her in 
 its annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. In March, 2011, The 
 Guardian listed her among the "Top 100 women activists and campaigners." 
 \n\nHer widely praised book, “A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary 
 Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice,” was published 2009 by 
 Scribner in the U.S. The ebook version was published by Simon and 
 Schuster.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/18/18743423.php
SUMMARY:AFGHANISTAN'S MALALAI JOYA Speaking Tour
LOCATION:Berkeley City College - Auditorium 21\n 2050 Center Street between Milvia 
 and Shattuck, \nvery near the downtown Berkeley BART station.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/18/18743423.php
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