- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Scribner; 1 edition (Oct 20 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 143910946X
- ISBN-13: 978-1439109465
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 422 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #94,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
Malalai Joya, at only 30 years of age, has been called “the most famous woman in Afghanistan” and compared to democratic leaders such as Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi. Born in Afghanistan’s remote Farah Province, she grew up in refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan before returning to Afghanistan as a social activist and a teacher at underground girls’ schools during the Taliban’s reign. In 2003 she was elected to Afghanistan’s constitutional assembly and, two years later, was the youngest person elected to Afghanistan’s new Parliament, a post from which she was suspended in 2007 for her regular denunciation of the country’s warlords and their cronies in government.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
All humane citizens of earth need to read this book,
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This review is from: A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice (Hardcover)
We don't always get the truth unless we are able to visit a country or area. On a recent trip to the middle east, I found the people warm, friendly and respectful; they have their fundamentalist fanatics as do we, but they aren't a bunch of angry extremists we have come to invision from constant media bombardment.As Afghanistan is not a recommended travel destination, Joya's book will take you there safely, but prepare to feel sorrow and horror for our fellow human beings and for the disinformation campaign about the real reasons for our armed occupation. There is no joy in wealth acquired with the lives of others.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Account of a desperate situation,
By Selnuit "Always questioning." (Westport, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice (Hardcover)
Malalai joya shares her hope with us. If she is still hopeful to be able to change the situation around, it is because the deep grassroot support she is getting, both inside Afghanistan and outside. However the situation within Afghanistan is indeed almost hopeless: an occupied country where the occupier is not really interested to hear what the people really want and need, and a corrupt government to the core. Past criminals, the warlords who killed, luted, and profited from the country being granted immunity, being granted full participation in the government as members of parliament. women security and women rights? Forget about them. Protection and schooling for children? Forget about that also. Even the orphanage that Malalai Joya funded and kept running for several years had to fold for lack of funds.Malalai Joya begs us to really listen to the people, the ordinary people, the majority in Afghanistan. She tries as best as she can to give them a voice, to speak and write on their behalf. Yes, we know very little of what is really happening in Afghanistant but Malalai Joya's account of the situation there is worth the reading. And then, we also will need to speak out...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating!,
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This review is from: Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice (Paperback)
Finally a truly inside view of Afghanistan. At the risk of her own life, Malalai Joya has chosen to stand up against oppression and to work actively towards a better society. Speaking out her reality, her words thoroughly depict a sombre situation that is only getting worst as time goes on. Balancing between the personal and the political, her narrative makes for a powerful story supported by strong data and eye opening facts. At the very least, it is food for the thought; you may even end up reconsidering things you thought you knew.Highly recommended, I hope many, many people will read this book. If you have even the slightest interest about the Afghanistan situation, I believe you will find it worth your while.
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