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Malalai Joya

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Afghan politician

PoliticiansBorn 1978 · age 48
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Malalai Joya is an activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan. She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of warlords and war criminals in the Afghan Parliament.

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19 February 2007 - Joya addresses students in a girls' school in Farah, Afghanistan19 February 2007 - Joya addresses students in a girls' school in Farah, Afghanistan21 October 2008 - Florence: Regional Councillor Bruna Giovannini, on behalf of the Regional Council of Tuscany gives Malalai Joya a prestigious gold medal[56]21 October 2008 - Florence: Regional Councillor Bruna Giovannini, on behalf of the Regional Council of Tuscany gives Malalai Joya a prestigious gold medal[56]Title of Joya's autobiography "Raising My Voice", which was published in the US/Canada under the title of "A Woman Among Warlords"Title of Joya's autobiography "Raising My Voice", which was published in the US/Canada under the title of "A Woman Among Warlords"23 July 2007 - Florence, Italy: Malalai Joya, was awarded with the Golden Fleur-de-Lis (Giglio d'Oro) award[93]23 July 2007 - Florence, Italy: Malalai Joya, was awarded with the Golden Fleur-de-Lis (Giglio d'Oro) award[93]

Awards 3

2008Anna Politkovskaya Award
Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
Anna Politkovskaya Award

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Malalai Joya is an activist, writer, and a politician from Afghanistan. She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of warlords and war criminals in the Afghan Parliament. She was an outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and its western supporters, particularly the United States.

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Born 1978 · age 48
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