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Time Magazine's Sneaky Way of Muffling the Message of an Afghan Peace Activist

Sonali Kolhatkar, Uprising Radio. May 3, 2010.

Malalai Joya gets named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2010, but allows Ayaan Hirsi to make the announcement and distort Joya's message.

Women Are Setting Themselves On Fire In Afghanistan

Jeffrey S. Kaye, TruthOut.org. January 19, 2010.

According to a new report, "self-immolation is being used by increasing numbers of Afghan women to escape their dire circumstances."

"The Killing of Women is Like Killing a Bird Today in Afghanistan": Afghan Women's Rights Activist

Stephen de Tarczynski, IPS News. July 17, 2009.

"The situation is like hell in most of the provinces," says Malalai Joya. "Women haven't gained even the limited rights they had in the 70s and 80s."

Afghan Journalism Student Sentenced to Death for Reading About Women's Rights

Kim Sengupta, The Independent UK. February 1, 2008.

Six years after "liberation," civil rights are getting worse in Afghanistan.