Enemies of Happiness

**pt1, other parts will be added later**
The Enemies of Happiness
This film is about personal courage courage to change the world and the courage to stand in the forefront of this battle.

Malalai Joya is a 28 year-old woman from Afghanistan. This film follows her parliamentary campaign to her election as a delegate in Wolesi Jirga, or National Assembly. It is the first democratic parliament election in Afghanistan in over 30 years. Surrounded by security, Malalai Joya spreads her political beliefs despite several death threats. There have been 4 attempts against her life.

Malalai Joya is famous and infamous. It all began in 2003, when the Afghanistan politicians met to lay the foundation for a democracy in new Afghanistan. At this meeting, Malalai Joya challenged former Mujahidin leaders (Warlords), who according to her, attempt to maintain power through the new system. Many of you here in this hall have blood on your hands and you should be tried in the world court. Her comments ignited outrage among the hard-liners who demanded that she be immediately removed from the sessions.

It is her courage and conviction which has made her into a folk hero. But since that fateful day, her life has been in danger. She has been threatened by the very same warlords she challenges. Her campaign becomes a life-threatening project. She is forced to live in hiding and when she is in public, she must be protected by armed guards.

In the Desert
Malalai Joya conducts her parliamentary campaign in the remote desert province of Farah, the heart of poverty in Afghanistan. To be a politician means that ones office must function as a social security office and even a hospital. She is the advocate of her people. They come to her with an assortment of problems. Women who wear black crowd the corriders. The dust settles heavily in the sunlight. It is here where she negotiates with clan leaders and opium kings. Adolescent girls cry because they must marry with the old men.

This film gives a unique insight into the conditions the people of Afghanistan must live. It is a society destroyed by war and run by a tradition. But despite this, there is also a strong longing to change. But how can democracy be implemented in a land where the people are illiterate? In a land where votes can be bought and where women do not have the luxury to leave their children so that they can vote? It is a film that reminds us that democracy can not be implemented merely by the presence of western diplomats and soldiers.

Front Figure
Malalai Joya is no diplomat. She is a controversial front figure for a people who have been promised peace and prosperity, but who continue to dogged by war and poverty. Her uncompromising stance creates hope among a people who demand amends from historys greatest perpertrators.

But even heroes have their critics: there are those who accuse her for creating even more discord in a land that is already rife with conflict.

The Enemy of Happiness follows a radical freedom fighter and a land that is changing. But more importantly it is a film on personal courage and the belief that the ordinary person not only can, but will make a difference.

http://www.enemiesofhappiness.com/

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[Royaesulah]

Zindabad Afghanistan, Zindabad Malalai Joya

[muziquelle]

What about female politicians who were assassinated. Afghanistan is a country of "mard saalaari".... no respect for women, or women's rights.

[dimp78]

or fighters of happiness...

[Arian1105]

bitch

[Romalkhan]

@MrNainawazmordagaw

tchep sa mordagaw , ghaltai khabeirai mekawa.

usa , aw north alliance afghanistan keh de khalko winei har wraz toyawii , aw korouna bombardawii.

teh de spii zoy khaein de cia aw israel jassous yeh.

marg peh amrica , israel ,roussia , fr , uk , it , aw nor kofar , sara leh dakheli khaeinano sara.!!

[Romalkhan]

@PersianPower123

ah

Ze hayran yem !!

tsinga da khabeirai kawei??

Zeh ham allah u akbar wayem aw teh ham .

ze de kofar doshman(usa , roussia , fr , uk , it ,israel aw nor 44 kofar mamalakat) , aw dei muslmanao melgheray yem. mossbat ray me darkeh.

[Romalkhan]

teh faisha de kofar aw mordagawii zebo poeigahi , afghani paka zeba nessai raghedelai.

No khpel mordagawi zeab(tajeki) peh mordagawestan(tajekestan) keh wehwaya.

TTol khaeinan de usa kofar peh amer dai majlesse ke hazer dii.

Dah khaeinan leka partchami , islami mahkama see.

[MrNainawaz]

@PersianPower123 rast megi bibin " Mujahidin-e- watan" chi khob az watan defa kardan, solh wa amniat ra awardan, faqir wa beqara hayee watan ra komak kardan, mardom e be gona ra nakoshtan, wantan ra ba khako khon na ka shanidan az asar Jehad e hamin "mujahidin e watan" bood ke amrooz watan e ma abaad ast.

[c8a3j2]

thats problably cause the whole afghanistan goverment (which was placed by the USA) is currped to and incase you didn't know she was almost assisinated 4 time you see the warlords do, do thing against her,but always remember

"he who does not know the truth is only a fool!!! but he who knows the truth and calls it a lie is a CRIMINAL'!!!!

[c8a3j2]

@beerobarDOTcom thats problably cause she is currped to and incase you didn't know she was almosted assisinated 4 time you see the warlords do, do thing against her,but always remember

"he who does not know the truth is only a fool!!! but he who knows the truth and calls it a lie is a CRIMINAL'!!!!

[PersianPower123]

marg ba khaya-maal joya. she is a big kosi.

Zendabad Mujahedin-e-Watan

allah-u-Akbar