Monday, August 24, 2009

Story of Malalai Joya

This is the story of an inspirational Afghan woman, who grew up in the refugee camps of Iran and western Pakistan. She returned to Afghanistan to set up a secret school for girls, an extremely dangerous endeavour under Taliban rule. Once the Taliban were toppled, she became involved in politics, and was elected an MP, but was voted out by the warlords she was seeking to expose and remove from Parliament. Now she continues the fight for women's rights in Afghanistan, albeit underground. She moves to a different safe house every day, and her life is constantly in danger.
She is an inspiration to all women, with an all-important cause.

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