Afghan Malalai Joya to speak on campus Monday

Malalai Joya, from Afghanistan, will present “A Woman Among Warlords” from noon to 1:20 p.m. Monday, April 4, in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall on campus.

She 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.” Joya works with communities of poor Afghans in supporting schools, a clinic and other facilities.

This event is free and open to the public.

This presentation is part of the World Issues Forums/Paths to Global Justice from Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies. For more information, contact Shirley Osterhaus at shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2309.