Malalai Joya speaks on situation facing women and poor in Afghanistan

Malalai Joya, from Afghanistan, presented “A Woman Among Warlords” on Monday, April 4, in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall on campus.

She spoke about the current crisis in Afghanistan, focusing on the situation facing women and the poor. Joya works with communities of poor Afghans in supporting schools, a clinic and other facilities.

Photos by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern

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A large crowd listens to human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speak in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern
Human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speaks in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern
Human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speaks in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern
Human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speaks in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern
Human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speaks in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern
Human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speaks in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern
A large crowd listens to human rights activist Malalai Joya, the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, speak in the PAC Auditorium Monday, April 4, 2011. Photo by Daniel Berman | University Communications intern