Haymarket Books and TruthOut are pleased to present

"The bravest woman in Afghanistan" --BBC News

Malalai Joya: The Case for Withdrawal from Aghanistan

Thursday, March 31st, 7:00 pm
Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division (at Milwaukee and Ashland)
Students FREE, $5 suggested donation, no one turned away
Seating is first come, first served
Division blue line; Milwaukee, Division, Ashland buses
Contact: sarah (at) haymarketbooks.org

"Joya's life has been singular and heroic"
--New York Times Book Review

Malalai Joya is the author of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman Who Dared Raise Her Voice

AT A CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY in Kabul in 2003, Malalai Joya stood up and denounced her country’s powerful U.S./NATO-backed warlords. She was only 25 years old. Two years later, she became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan’s new Parliament. In 2007, she was suspended for her persistent criticism of the warlords and drug barons. Beloved by her people for daring to speak out against U.S.-backed war criminals that dominate the government, Joya has survived at least 4 assassination attempts. Having come face-to-face with the brutality of war, Joya has been demanding an end to the occupation for years. In her book A Woman Among Warlords, just out in paperback, Joya explains the situation of ordinary Afghans: “We are caught between two enemies—the Taliban on one side and the U.S./NATO forces and their warlord allies on the other."

Please join us during Joya's rare visit to the U.S. as she discusses an end to the occupation, women's rights, and a just solution to the conflict for the people of Afghanistan.

PRESENTED by Haymarket Books and TruthOut. Co-sponsored by Emergency Chicago and the Middle East and Central Asia report at Northwestern

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