Raising My Voice
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Raising My Voice is a 2009 book by Malalai Joya
with Derrick O'Keefe
about the life of Malalai Joya the 'Bravest woman in Afghanistan' http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=2248841 and suspended Member of Afghan Parliament.
Joya has written her memoir with Canadian writer Derrick O'Keefe
. The US and Canadian version of the book was published in October 2009 by Scribner under the title of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice in 229 pages in the US edition. The Australian and British versions had already been published by Pan Macmillan http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_title.asp?ISBN=9781405039130&Author=Joya,%20Malalai and Rider http://www.eburypublishing.co.uk/viewbook.asp?isbn=184604149X&searchtxt=&searchopt= under the title of Raising my Voice: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. The book has also been published in German (Ich erhebe meine Stimme) by PIPER, http://www.piper-verlag.de/sachbuch/buch.php?id=13464 in Norwegian (Kvinne blant krigsherrer) by Spartacus, http://www.spartacus.no/index.php?ID=Bok&counter=457, in French (Au nom de mon peuple) by Presses de la Citéhttp://www.amazon.fr/dp/2258080800/, In the Netherlands ("Een vrouw tussen krijgsheren+) by De Geus http://degeus.nl/book/1862.html?from=%2Flist%2Fxml%2Fauto%2Frecent_verschenen, in Italy ("Finché avrò voce") by Piemme http://www.edizpiemme.it/libri/finche-avro-voce-9788856613025, in Denmark ("MIN LYKKES FJENDER") by VERA Books http://www.vervebooks.dk/#/221072/, in Spain ("Una mujer contra los señores de la guerra") by Kailas Books http://www.logintegral-libros.com/?editorial=Kailas&libro=Una-mujer-contra-los-senores-de-la-guerra, in Romania ("IN NUMELE POPORULUI MEU") by All publishing house http://www.all.ro/carte/in-numele-poporului-meu.html and in Portugal ("Jóia Afegã, Uma Mulher Entre os Senhores da guerra) by Quidnovi http://quidnovipt.blogspot.com/2010/03/uma-voz-de-coragem-vinda-do-afeganistao.html
Kirkus Reviews
write about Joya's book: "A chilling, vital memoir that reveals hidden truths about Afghanistan and directly addresses the misguided policies of the United States." http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Woman-Among-Warlords/Malalai-Joya/e/9781439109465
Library Journal
writes: "This book will interest those who seek stories of real-life heroines risking death every day for their nation." http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6698510.html
Publishers Weekly
writes: "Joya was outspoken in condemning these warlords she called “criminals” and “antiwomen,” enduring the shutting off of her microphone, assassination threats and, finally, suspension from Parliament. Joya is on a dangerous, eye-opening mission to uncover truth and expose the abuse of power in Afghanistan, and her book will work powerfully in her favor." http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6606052.html
Noam Chomsky
writes: "Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this inspiring memoir is that despite the horrors she relates, Malalai Joya leaves us with hope that the tormented people of Afghanistan can take their fate into their own hands if they are released from the grip of foreign powers, and that they can reconstruct a decent society from the wreckage left by decades of intervention and the merciless rule of the Taliban and the warlords who the invaders have imposed upon them." http://www.rabble.ca/malalai_joya_tour
The Independent Weekly
: "Raising My Voice is an inspiring story of courage and Malalai Joya’s struggle against oppressive regimes, given that attempts have been made on her life and more are imminent, and her public defiance of male politicians is most impressive. She makes the case very clearly that foreign aid is going to the tribal warlords and not the people who desperately need assistance." http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/entertainment/book-review-raising-my-voice-malalai-joya/1595254.aspx
Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya is an activist, writer and a former politician from Afghanistan. She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of what she considered to be warlords and war criminals in...
with Derrick O'Keefe
Derrick O'Keefe
Derrick O'Keefe is a Canadian Vancouver-based writer and social justice activist. He is the former editor of rabble.ca, Canada's most widely-read progressive website, and his writings on foreign policy, Canadian politics, ecology and other topics have been published in a number of both alternative...
about the life of Malalai Joya the 'Bravest woman in Afghanistan' http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=2248841 and suspended Member of Afghan Parliament.
Joya has written her memoir with Canadian writer Derrick O'Keefe
Derrick O'Keefe
Derrick O'Keefe is a Canadian Vancouver-based writer and social justice activist. He is the former editor of rabble.ca, Canada's most widely-read progressive website, and his writings on foreign policy, Canadian politics, ecology and other topics have been published in a number of both alternative...
. The US and Canadian version of the book was published in October 2009 by Scribner under the title of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice in 229 pages in the US edition. The Australian and British versions had already been published by Pan Macmillan http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_title.asp?ISBN=9781405039130&Author=Joya,%20Malalai and Rider http://www.eburypublishing.co.uk/viewbook.asp?isbn=184604149X&searchtxt=&searchopt= under the title of Raising my Voice: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. The book has also been published in German (Ich erhebe meine Stimme) by PIPER, http://www.piper-verlag.de/sachbuch/buch.php?id=13464 in Norwegian (Kvinne blant krigsherrer) by Spartacus, http://www.spartacus.no/index.php?ID=Bok&counter=457, in French (Au nom de mon peuple) by Presses de la Citéhttp://www.amazon.fr/dp/2258080800/, In the Netherlands ("Een vrouw tussen krijgsheren+) by De Geus http://degeus.nl/book/1862.html?from=%2Flist%2Fxml%2Fauto%2Frecent_verschenen, in Italy ("Finché avrò voce") by Piemme http://www.edizpiemme.it/libri/finche-avro-voce-9788856613025, in Denmark ("MIN LYKKES FJENDER") by VERA Books http://www.vervebooks.dk/#/221072/, in Spain ("Una mujer contra los señores de la guerra") by Kailas Books http://www.logintegral-libros.com/?editorial=Kailas&libro=Una-mujer-contra-los-senores-de-la-guerra, in Romania ("IN NUMELE POPORULUI MEU") by All publishing house http://www.all.ro/carte/in-numele-poporului-meu.html and in Portugal ("Jóia Afegã, Uma Mulher Entre os Senhores da guerra) by Quidnovi http://quidnovipt.blogspot.com/2010/03/uma-voz-de-coragem-vinda-do-afeganistao.html
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus . Kirkus serves the book and literary trade sector, including libraries, publishers, literary and film agents, film and TV producers and booksellers. Kirkus Reviews is published on the first and 15th of each month...
write about Joya's book: "A chilling, vital memoir that reveals hidden truths about Afghanistan and directly addresses the misguided policies of the United States." http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Woman-Among-Warlords/Malalai-Joya/e/9781439109465
Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
writes: "This book will interest those who seek stories of real-life heroines risking death every day for their nation." http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6698510.html
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
writes: "Joya was outspoken in condemning these warlords she called “criminals” and “antiwomen,” enduring the shutting off of her microphone, assassination threats and, finally, suspension from Parliament. Joya is on a dangerous, eye-opening mission to uncover truth and expose the abuse of power in Afghanistan, and her book will work powerfully in her favor." http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6606052.html
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
writes: "Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this inspiring memoir is that despite the horrors she relates, Malalai Joya leaves us with hope that the tormented people of Afghanistan can take their fate into their own hands if they are released from the grip of foreign powers, and that they can reconstruct a decent society from the wreckage left by decades of intervention and the merciless rule of the Taliban and the warlords who the invaders have imposed upon them." http://www.rabble.ca/malalai_joya_tour
The Independent Weekly
The Independent Weekly
The Independent Weekly, established in September 2004, is an independent newspaper published and circulated in Adelaide, capital of South Australia...
: "Raising My Voice is an inspiring story of courage and Malalai Joya’s struggle against oppressive regimes, given that attempts have been made on her life and more are imminent, and her public defiance of male politicians is most impressive. She makes the case very clearly that foreign aid is going to the tribal warlords and not the people who desperately need assistance." http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/entertainment/book-review-raising-my-voice-malalai-joya/1595254.aspx
External links
- Defense Committee for Malalai Joya
- 'Bravest woman in Afghanistan' spearheads anti-war movement, By Peter Goodspeed, National Post, November 21, 2009
- Book Review: “Raising My Voice” by Malalai Joya, By Mike, ServeThePeople Blog, September 21, 2009
- Raising My Voice: The Extraordinary Story of the Afghan Woman Who Dares to Speak Out by Malalai Joya, By Christina Lamb, published in The Sunday Times, July 13, 2009
- Book review: Raising My Voice, Malalai Joya, By Greg Ellott, The Independent Weekly, Aug.14, 2009