Joya will discuss her new book, “A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of the Afghan Woman Who Dares to Speak Out” (2009), which provides a true picture of young Afghans living in a country at war, the troubles of refugee camps, and the feelings of these people towards those warlords who are once again ruling Afghanistan and not giving the new generation of Afghanis a chance to come forward and control their own collective destiny.

Joya is a 30-year-old Member of the Afghan Parliament. She was elected to the 249-seat National Assembly, or Wolesi Jirga, in September 2005 as a representative of Farah Province. She rose to fame in 2003 when, as an elected delegate to the Constitutional Loya Jirga, she spoke out publicly against the domination of warlords; since then she has survived four assassination attempts and travels in Afghanistan wearing a traditional burqa, surrounded by armed guards. ...