Women's Rights, Warlords, and the U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan

The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Malalai Joya was an elected representative to the December 2003 Loya Jirga (Grand Council) convention in Kabul to create Afghanistan's new constitution. At that meeting she stood up to denounce the prominent presence of warlords in the constitutional process. Despite death threats, she went on to be elected from her native Farah province to the Wolusi Jirga, the House of Representatives of the new Afghan parliament.Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security StudiesAfghan Women's MissionColumbus Community Radio ProjectOhio State University. Middle East Studies CenterOhio State University. Department of Near Eastern Languages and CulturesOhio State University. Association for Women in DevelopmentOhio State University. Office of International Affairs. Clusters of Interdisciplinary Research on International Themes (CIRIT)Event webpag