Malalai Joya

Crystal Cove Auditorium
Thursday, November 5th / 7 - 8pm

 

Afghan activist Malalai Joya makes an urgent plea for the world to acknowledge the truths hidden in the corrupt, complex country of Afghanistan. Joya, who states emphatically that the Afghan people view the warlords as no better than the Taliban, made international headlines when she denounced them as criminals at a constitutional assembly in Kabul in 2003. Gaining an army of supporters and enemies simultaneously, Joya became the youngest-ever member of Afghan parliament. In her newly published political memoir, A Woman Among Warlords, Joya uses her personal experiences to outline the oppressive misrule of the past three decades in Afghanistan. A Women Among Warlords is a chilling, vital memoir that reveals hidden truths about Afghanistan and directly addresses the misguided policies of the United States. A book signing will follow her presentation.