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buria_q ([personal profile] buria_q) wrote in [community profile] politics2011-04-17 09:54 pm
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Former Afghan MP Malalai Joya was on tour this week in the U.S. Her bio is out ("A Woman Among Warlords").

Speech where she was ejected from parliament:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYhMg6_Q5k

Criticism of U.S. Occupation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLC1KBrwbck

Let me know if you need a transcript. The Democracy Now videos come with transcripts.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/28/a_woman_among_warlords_afghan_democracy
 


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The US didn't want her here before. Had to have a petition signed and everything:

[personal profile] the_future_modernes 2011-04-18 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Let Malalai Joi speak


Why is the US afraid of Malalai Joy?
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