Malalai Joya: Afghan Woman Among Warlords

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Prospects for Afghan Women and Non-Intervention in My Country
Friday, Oct 18, 7:30pm
Friends Meeting House, 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto

[http://www.peaceandjustice.org/malalai/; Click here] for details.

Malalai Joya spoke out publicly against domination by warlords in 2003. She was one of 68 women elected to the Afghan National Assembly in 2005. A remarkable young woman raised in refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan, she became a teacher in secret girl's schools under the Taliban.

Sponsored by [http://www.peaceandjustice.org/malalai/; Peninsula Peace & Justice Center] and cosponsored by Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice.