MALALAI JOYA at Seattle First Baptist Church |
Co-presented by AFGHAN WOMEN'S MISSION and PEACE ACTION OF WASHINGTON. A national speaking tour, which coincides with the U.S. publication of her memoir, brings Afghan reformer and democracy activist Malalai Joya to Seattle. Her powerful book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice (Scribner), recounts a story of speaking out—and surviving. Ms. Joya first reached prominence at a constitutional assembly when she denounced the NATO-backed warlords. Two years later, at 27, she was the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament. In 2007, she was suspended from Parliament for her persistent criticism of drug barons and warlords. Numerous attempts have been made on her life. "Afghan activist Joya makes an urgent plea for the world to acknowledge the truths hidden in the corrupt, complex country of Afghanistan ... After surviving multiple assassination attempts, she continues to spread her message of human rights, women's rights, democracy, and secularism. The author's brave narrative uses her personal experiences to outline the oppressive misrule of the past three decades in Afghanistan, and Joya is careful to differentiate between her country's corrupt government and its freedom-wanting people. A chilling, vital memoir that reveals hidden truths about Afghanistan and directly addresses the misguided policies of the United States." - Kirkus Reviews. Free admission. Seattle First Baptist Church is at 1111 Harvard Avenue (at Seneca). For more information, please see www.peace-action.org, www.afghanwomensmission.org, or call (206) 453-4471.
- Street:
- Seattle First Baptist Church
- Additional:
- 1111 Harvard Avenue
- City:
- Seattle ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98122
- Country:
- United States
