Enemies of Happiness
Duration: 00:59:00 The Constitutional Assembly of Afghanistan in 2003. A woman, Malalai Joya criticizing the Afghan rule, including the oppression of women, is thrown out of the Assembly. Threatened, she has to leave her family and house, too buts she continues her political fight in spite of the as...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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Danish Film Institute ; Bastard Film
Afghanistan |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:4042ca05-751b-4295-97f2-05cd6079fb57 |
| Summary: | Duration: 00:59:00
The Constitutional Assembly of Afghanistan in 2003. A woman, Malalai Joya criticizing the Afghan rule, including the oppression of women, is thrown out of the Assembly. Threatened, she has to leave her family and house, too buts she continues her political fight in spite of the assassination attempts. In 2005 she runs as a candidate for Parliament - the first time women are allowed to - and wins a seat as the youngest member of the Parliament. She also engaged in protecting women's rights. |
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