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As US and NATO forces prepare for their final year of occupation before the war in Afghanistan officially winds down, many are asking, was it all worth it? Even Afghan President Hamid Karzai, considered by Afghans to be the West\u2019s puppet, told the BBC this week that the war \u201ccaused a lot of suffering and a lot of loss of life and no gains because the country is not secure.\u201d <\/p>\nMeanwhile Karzai is under severe pressure from the Obama Administration to pin down a \u201cstatus-of-forces\u201d agreement between the US and Afghanistan over how many US troops if any, will remain, and what their task will be. <\/p>\n
What ordinary Afghans think about all this is rarely allowed to enter the equation. Today we\u2019ll hear from a woman who has been a frequent guest on Uprising over the years. Called by many \u201cthe bravest woman in Afghanistan,\u201d former Afghan parliamentarian, and author of A Woman Among Warlords, Malalai Joya, returns to Southern California for a series of events.<\/p>\n
GUEST: Malalai Joya — not to be confused with the Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai — gained international fame about 10 years ago when she confronted US-backed warlords at a constitutional assembly in Kabul. Since then she has been a marked woman, surviving numerous assassination attempts. But that did not deter her from winning a seat in Afghanistan\u2019s new Parliament in 2005, representing her home province of Farah. She was kicked out of Parliament soon after by the very men who threaten her and went on to publish her memoir A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise her Voice. <\/em><\/p>\n
MALALAI JOYA’S SPEAKING EVENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: <\/strong><\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA<\/strong><\/p>\n
Saturday October 19, 1:30 pm<\/strong>
\nHarvey Mudd College
\n301 Platt Blvd Claremont, CA 91711<\/p>\nSaturday October 19th 7 – 9 pm<\/strong>
\nAll Saints Church, the Forum
\n132 N Euclid Ave Pasadena, CA 91101
\nMedia sponsor is KPFK
\nEntrance is free – suggested donation of $10 will include copy of Joya’s book A Woman Among Warlords
\nKPFK host Sonali Kolhatkar will host the event – Book signing to follow talk
\nClick here<\/a> for a flyer<\/p>\nNOTE: AWM is collecting used but functioning laptop computers for democracy activists in Afghanistan. You can donate your laptop to AWM at this event ONLY. Please bring all necessary charger cables and accessories. Tax letters will be mailed to donors. <\/p>\n
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA<\/strong><\/p>\n
Monday October 21st, 10 am – 12 noon<\/strong>
\nCal State Fullerton,
\nLangsdorf Hall (LH) Room 318, Cal State Fullerton (LH is along Nutwood Ave)
\nCampus Map: http:\/\/www.fullerton.edu\/campusmap\/<\/a>
\nClick here<\/a> for a flyer of the event.
\nMedia sponsor is KPFK<\/p>\nSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA<\/strong><\/p>\n
Monday, Oct. 21st, 7 pm<\/strong>
\nAl Awda Center, 2720 Loker Avenue West Suite J, Carlsbad CA 92010
\nCo-sponsored by Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition
\nFor more information on this event, or to join the Facebook event page, click here<\/a><\/p>\nTuesday, Oct. 22, 11am<\/strong>
\nSan Diego City College, V101 (16th and C Streets)
\n1313 Park Blvd
\nSan Diego, CA 92101<\/p>\nTuesday, Oct. 22, 7 pm<\/strong>
\nSan Diego State University
\nNasatir Hall 100
\nClick here<\/a> for map
\nA Feminist Reasearch Colloquium, co-sponsored by the Bread and Roses Center of the Department of Women\u2019s Studies, and the Center for Intercultural Relations, SDSU<\/p>\nWednesday, Oct. 23, 2 pm<\/strong>
\nUCSD (room tbd)<\/p>\n