Like millions of Afghans, I have no hope in the results of this week’s election. In a country ruled by warlords, occupation…
In 2005, I was the youngest person elected to the new Afghan parliament. Women like me, running for office, were held up…
Humayun, a resident of Bala Baluk district, who lost 20 members of his family in the U.S. air strikes on May 5,…
After 9/11, unfortunately the United States and its allies like Canada pushed us from the frying pan into the fire, by putting…
After six years in control, this government has proved itself to be as bad as the Taliban – in fact, it is…
Stephen Harper’s government has not seen fit to comment on the case of Malalai Joya, the suspended Afghan parliamentarian who has become…
Elsa Rassbach interviews Malalai Joya, Afghan political leader and women’s rights advocate, about her visit to Germany September 18th to 22nd, 2007.…
Elsa Rassbach interviews Malalai Joya, Afghan political leader and women’s rights advocate, about her visit to Germany September 18th to 22nd, 2007…
The following is a transcript of the speech given by Malalai Joya, member of the Afghan Parliament, given at the University of…
On December 17, 2003, a 26-year-old woman named Malalai Joya joined hundreds of others in a large tent in Kabul, Afghanistan, to…
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