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GRITtv: A Voice from RAWA: Zoya on Afghanistan
Barack Obama announced last night that the US would be sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. (No word on how many private contractors would be accompanying them.) He did not explicitly use the Afghan women as justification, but many politicians have, claiming that we cannot leave the women to their fate. Zoya is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, and she joined us to talk about what would really be best for the women - and all the people - of Afghanistan. Zoya is a pseudonym and her face is obscured to protect her identity.
Email this pageGRITtv: Dec. 2, 2009
Barack Obama, in a dramatic speech last night, was arguing for escalation in Afghanistan. The real down payment on America's future, of course, would be investing in the health of its citizens. Joining us to discuss the health care bill are Maggie Mahar, John Nichols, Jonathan Cohn and Olga Pierce. Obama called the escalation an investment in America's future, but what about the Afghan people? Zoya, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of RAWA, joins us to talk about what would really be best for the women--and all the people--of Afghanistan, and Brave New Films brings us messages for Obama from many Afghan citizens who want a peaceful exit for US soldiers.
GRITtv: Malalai Joya: Raise Your Voice
Malalai Joya, the youngest person elected to the Afghan parliament and a delegate to the Loya Jirga, the constitutional convention joined us to talk about her new book, "A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice," and the future of her country. For more information, visit the Afghan Women's Mission.
GRITtv: A Voice from RAWA: Zoya on the War in Afghanistan
While we debate troop increases in Afghanistan and a new opposition to escalation rises, we rarely hear the Afghan perspective. Local groups who opposed the war from the beginning are still fighting to strengthen their country without foreign troops. RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, is an underground women's organization and one of the groups that predicted a long, deadly engagement. Zoya is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of RAWA and she joined us to talk about what would really be best for the women--and all the people--of Afghanistan. Zoya is a pseudonym, and her face is obscured to protect her identity.
