short film taken in the streets of Tehran ( I love that city)
from summer 2006 when I was visiting my family

Pajhwok Afghan News, May 30, 2007: KABUL: Hundreds of people rallied in support of suspended Wolesi Jirga member Malalai Joya in Kabul on Wednesday.

Attended by 300 men, women and children, the latest   more...pro-Joya rally was taken out from an area close to the Governors House and terminated at the UNAMA office.

Chanting slogans in favour of the woman and against several MPs opposed to her, the participants called for the legislators immediate reinstatement.

Burqa-clad women, with loudhailers in their hands, shouted slogans against Wolesi Jirga Speaker Younus Qanuni, legislator Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, Mustafa Kazmi, Muhammad Mohaqiq, Mullah Abdul Salam Rockety and Syed Muhammad Gulabzoi.

The protesters asked the lawmakers to apologise to Malalai Joya for suspending her membership without any solid reason.

Abdul Qadir, one of the protesters, said the demonstrators wanted to show people that the 29-year-old did not represent the Farah province alone, but enjoyed support across the country. He warned if their demand for Joyas reinstatement was not met, they would push ahead with protests.

Mariam (13), who identified herself as a student, stoutly backed Joyas stance on issues pertaining to members of Parliament. She insisted the woman was justified in branding war criminals and druglords as donkeys, and that the remarks did not warrant her ouster.

The protesters handed to UNAMA officials a resolution saying that no one could scrap the Wolesi Jirga membership of Joya - elected by 8,000 voters of the Farah province.

In a groundswell of support for the legislator - known for her stringent criticism of warlords now part of Parliament - hundreds of women and girls Tuesday rallied for her in the northern Baghlan province.

They demanded the immediate restoration of the woman MP ousted by a majority vote on May 21 over what legislators called insulting remarks she passed in a TV interview against the Lower House of Parliament.

In her interview with a private TV channel, the 29-year-old reportedly slammed Parliament as worse than a stable, alleging warlords and druglords sitting in the august house did no service to the long-suffering Afghans.

Similar pro-Joya rallies have been held in other Afghan cities as well earlier in the month, with participants and speakers denouncing her suspension as an unwarranted measure.

On May 25, dozens of people, including women, staged a protest rally in Jalalabad to support the ousted female MP. They gathered at the Hospital Square and later marched through the city centre to the office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

On Thursday, a similar protest demo was staged in the western Farah province, the home province of the 29-year-old ousted parliamentarian.

Also on Thursday, the New York-based Human Rights Watch demanded the reinstatement of Joya and asked Parliament to ensure the freedom of expression for the MP.  less

On May 7, 2007, Malalai Joya that outspoken and brave member of Afghanistan's parliament was attacked and abused inside the parliament by the warlords and drug-lords. Some MPs condemned the act in this   more...video  less

On May 6, 2006, the warlords and drug-lords in Afghanistan parliament abused and attacked Joya

detials at www.malalaijoya.com

When her time came to make her 3-minute statement, she tugged her black headscarf over her hair, stepped up to the microphone, and with emotional electricity made the speech that would alter her life.   more...

After she spoke, there was a moment of stunned silence. Then there was an uproar. Male mujahideen, some who literally had guns at their feet, rushed towards her, shouting. She was brought under the protection of UN security forces.

In a nation where few dare to say the word "warlord" aloud, Joya had spoken fiercely against a proposal to appoint high clergy members and fundamentalist leaders to guide planning groups. She objected that several of those religious leaders were war criminals who should be tried for their actions—not national heroes to influence the new government.

Despite the commands of Assembly Chairman, Joya refused to apologize.  less

Malalai Joya, Afghan MP's signature is forged.

May 30, 2007, people of Kabul stage protest to support Malalai Joya the outspoken MP and women's rights activist

Gul Zanman a popular Afghan singer dedicated a song to brave Afghan women Malalai Joya. The song in in Pashtu Language.

Documentary about Afghan courageous MP Malalai Joya who risks her life to fight for freedom and democracy in Afghanistan.

more at www.malalaijoya.com

People in Canada, Italy, Spain, US, Australia stage protests ralies agianst suspenssion of Malalai Joya the outspoken Afghan MP

Malalai Joya was in NY in June 2007, Ashna TV of VOA interviewed her on June 23, 2007

hundreds people were stopped by Police in herat to protest in support of Malalai Joya in Afghanistan.

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http://www.poeterfan.com Television Ad for Erfans Debut Album " Az Khaneh ta goor" released and distributed by M4/Avang Records. (From the song Jaddeh" due for release in june (more)

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Erfan in his first music video, "sad ghasam", rap fars va farsi rap at its best. Underground iran