Woman activist headed for Afghan parliament
AFP, October, 2005
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KABUL (AFP) — A woman activist famous for standing up to powerful warlords has won a seat in Afghanistan's first parliament in more than 30 years.
Malalai Joya, 27, took the second most ballots in western Farah province after the September 18 parliamentary elections, the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) said Thursday, releasing the first provisional figures.
Joya rose to prominence two years ago when she dared to criticise mujahedin leaders and powerful warlords at a grand council meeting, called a Loya Jirga, called to debate a new constitution.
Her outburst was unusual in the conservative country in which women were removed from public life under the hardline Islamic Taliban regime that was ousted in late 2001.
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JEMB head Peter Erben released the results for Farah and Nimroz provinces, which are pending a five-day complaints period, and said the ballot count for the country's other 32 provinces had been ...
