Malalai Joya
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Malalai Joya (born April 25, 1978) is an activist, writer, and a former politician from Afghanistan.
She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of warlords and war criminals in the Afghan Parliament.
She is an outspoken critic of the Karzai administration and its western supporters, particularly the United States.Her suspension in May 2007 has generated protest internationally and appeals for her reinstatement have been signed by high-profile writers, intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky, and politicians including Members of Parliament from Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain.
She was called "the bravest woman in Afghanistan" by the BBC.In 2010, Time magazine placed Malalai Joya on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Foreign Policy Magazine listed Malalai Joya in its annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.
On March 8, 2011, The Guardian listed her among "Top 100 women: activists and campaigners".
Early and personal life
Joya was born on 25 April 1978, in the Farah Province, in western Afghanistan. Her father was a former medical student who lost a leg while fighting in the Soviet–Afghan War. In 1982, when she was 4 years old, her family fled Afghanistan to live as refugees in neighboring Iran. She got involved in humanitarian work while in eighth grade.
Joya returned to Afghanistan in 1998, during the Taliban's reign. As a young woman she worked as a social activist and was named a director of the non-governmental group, in the western provinces of Herat and Farah. She is married, but has not revealed the name of her husband due to fear for his safety.
Awards and honors
- January 2004, The Cultural Union of Afghans in Europe, awarded her the "Malalai of Maiwand" award for her brave speech in the Loya Jirga.
- December 2004, the Valle d'Aosta Province of Italy awarded her the International Women of the Year 2004 Award.
- 15 March 2006, Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley presented a certificate of honor to her for "her continued work on behalf of human rights".
- March 2006, she received the 2006 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights from the South Korean May 18th Foundation in South Korea (joint win with Angkhana Neelaphaijit).
- Aug.2006, the Women's Peacepower Foundation awarded Joya "Women of Peace award 2006".
- She was named among the "1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005"
- The World Economic Forum selected Joya among 250 Young Global Leaders for 2007.
- 2007 Golden Fleur-de-Lis (Giglio d'Oro) award given by Town Council of Toscana Region of Italy (23 July 2007).
- 11 September 2007, The European Parliament named Joya among five nominees for Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2007.
- 6 October 2007, Commune of Viareggio city of Italy awarded her the Mare Nostrum Award.
- 9 October 2007, Commune of the Provincia di Arezzo, Comune di Bucine and Comune di Supino in Italy present Honorary citizenships to her.
- November 2007, The 14th Angel Award by The Angel Festival, CA, USA.
- 11 February 2008, Malalai Joya and the documentary "Enemies of Happiness" was honoured with the "International Human Rights Film Award" by Amnesty International, Cinema for Peace and Human Rights Film Network. The award was given to her by two times Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank.
- 6 October 2008, Malalai Joya received the Anna Politkovskaya Award in London, which is given to courageous women who have defended human rights.
- 21 October 2008, Regional Council of Tuscany (Italy) presented Malalai Joya a Gold Medal.
- 30 October 2008, Spanish organization, Spanish Committee for the Assistance to the Refugees (CEAR), announce Malalai Joya and Kurdish activist Leyla Zana winner of 2008 Juan Maria Bandres award for Human Rights and solidarity with the refugees.
- 28 March 2009, International Anti-discrimination Award 2009 by Dutch Unity is Strength Foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- 8 November 2009, US Member of Congress Barbara Lee Honors Malalai Joya.
- 29 April 2010, named to the 2010 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. although she is angry at how she was portrayed as in favor of the NATO and U.S. occupation.
- 23 June 2010, Spanish daily El Mundo awards Yo Dona International award of "premio a la Labor Humanitaria" to Malalai in Madrid.
- 27 September 2010, British Magazine New Statesman listed Malalai Joya in the list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".
- 10 October 2010, Italian Swiss University of Peace gave its International Award "Donna dell'Anno 2010" (woman of the year 2010) to Malalai Joya.
- 4 November 2010, As part of the Forbes The World's Most Powerful People package, American playwright, performer and activist Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day, named The World's Seven Most Powerful Feminists, Malalai Joya was one of them.
- 28 November 2010, Foreign Policy Magazine listed Malalai Joya in its annual list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.
- 8 March 2011, The Guardian listed her among "Top 100 women: activists and campaigners".