On My Living Radical Feminist Sheroes List: Malalai Joya

I have blogger about her before, but brave women like this woman ought to be supported regularly, publicly, by as many people as possible.



Malalai Joya, born April 25, 1978, is an Afghan politician who has been called "the bravest woman in Afghanistan." As an elected member of the Wolesi Jirga from Farah province, she has publicly denounced the presence of what she considers warlords and war criminals in the parliament.

In May 2007, Joya was suspended from the parliament on the grounds that she had insulted fellow representatives in a television interview.

Her suspension, which is currently being appealed, has generated protest internationally and appeals for her reinstatement have been signed by high profile writers, intellectuals such as Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky, and politicians including Members of Parliament from Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain.

Joya has been compared to the symbol of Burma's democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Related links:
Afghanistan's Bravest Woman
Malalai Joya (Politician/Acitvist)
Malalai Joya On Wikipedia

Source for information in this post may be found by clicking on the first two links just above here.