Female Lawmaker in Afghanistan Attacked

[Eugene]

Female Lawmaker in Afghanistan Attacked


Monday May 8, 2006 4:46 PM

By AMIR SHAH

Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An outspoken female legislator was physically and verbally
attacked by her colleagues after saying on the parliament floor that some of Afghanistan's
mujahedeen leaders were criminals who shouldn't now be lawmakers, officials said Monday.

Malalai Joya, who apparently was unhurt, said several female lawmakers hit her with empty
plastic water bottles and male lawmakers made death threats and lobbed insults at her after
her speech on Sunday.

Moderate lawmakers in the 249-member lower house formed a circle around Joya to protect her,
she and other lawmakers said.

"I said there are two kinds of mujahedeen in Afghanistan. One kind fought for independence,
which I respect, but the other kind destroyed the country and killed 60,000 people," Joya told
The Associated Press.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5807942,00.html

[TexasLawyer]

1. Can she come be a US Congressperson?

Sounds like she has a lot of guts.