Event Title
A Woman Among Warlords
Description
Malalai Joya will be speaking about the current crisis in Afghanistan, focusing on the situation facing women and the poor. The British Broadcasting Company calls her “the bravest woman in Afghanistan”. She works with communities of poor Afghans in supporting schools, a clinic and other facilities.
About the Lecturer: Malalai Joya is an activist, writer, and a former politician from Afghanistan.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
4-4-2011 12:00 PM
End Date
4-4-2011 1:00 PM
Location
PAC Auditorium, Western Washington University
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Women--Crimes against--Afghanistan; Women--Education--Afghanistan; Women--Health and hygiene--Afghanistan; Poor--Afghanistan; Poor--Health and hygiene--Afghanistan
Geographic Coverage
Afghanistan--Social life and customs
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Afghanistan, Women in Afghanistan
Rights
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
A Woman Among Warlords
PAC Auditorium, Western Washington University
Malalai Joya will be speaking about the current crisis in Afghanistan, focusing on the situation facing women and the poor. The British Broadcasting Company calls her “the bravest woman in Afghanistan”. She works with communities of poor Afghans in supporting schools, a clinic and other facilities.
About the Lecturer: Malalai Joya is an activist, writer, and a former politician from Afghanistan.
