Raising My Voice

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Raising My Voice is the memoir of Afghan activist and former parliamentarian Malalai Joya, detailing her outspoken resistance to warlords, the Taliban, and corruption in Afghanistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
aimsTo challenge Western narratives about Afghanistan
criticize warlords' influence in Afghan politics
raise awareness of Afghan women's situation
author Malalai Joya NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Afghanistan NERFINISHED
depicts threats against Malalai Joya
violence against civilians in Afghanistan
describes Malalai Joya's childhood in refugee camps
Malalai Joya's election to the Afghan parliament
Malalai Joya's expulsion from parliament
Malalai Joya's work in underground schools for girls
corruption in Afghanistan
life under the Taliban regime
opposition to Afghan warlords
post-2001 Afghan government
resistance to the Taliban
focusesOn grassroots activism
role of foreign forces in Afghanistan
struggles of Afghan women
genre autobiography
political memoir
hasPerspective first-person narrative
hasSetting Afghan refugee camps in Iran
Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan
Farah Province NERFINISHED
Herat NERFINISHED
Kabul NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject Afghan politics
Malalai Joya NERFINISHED
Taliban NERFINISHED
human rights activism
warlords in Afghanistan
women's rights in Afghanistan
notableFor detailed account of a female Afghan parliamentarian
outspoken criticism of Afghan warlords
strong feminist perspective
originalLanguage English
politicalOrientation anti-Taliban
anti-warlord
pro-democracy
timePeriodCovered Soviet-Afghan War era
Taliban rule in Afghanistan NERFINISHED
post-2001 US-led intervention in Afghanistan

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Malalai Joya notableWork Raising My Voice