October 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Malalai Joya is a human rights activist and recipient of numerous international awards. She has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” She was suspended by the Afghan Parliament in 2007 for her criticism of the warlord and drug barons.
Joya is the author of, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice.
This event is co-sponsored by: the Department of Political Science, the Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center, and the Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning, among other off-campus groups.