Posts Tagged ‘Robina Jalali’

Afghan Olympian Robina Jalali’s Political Hopes

In Afghanistan, fame, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 11 September 2010 tagged David Nakamura, Haji Jamaludin, Hamid Karzai, Kabul Bank, Malalai Joya, Parliament, Robina Jalali, Shukria Barakzai, Washington Post, Wolesi Jirga with no comments

Though never a successful Olympian – she placed in the bottom in Athens and Beijing – 25 year old Robina Jalali’s parliamentary bid in Afghanistan presents an interesting case. On the one hand, her reputation as an Afghan female Olympian amid the Conservativism that has swept post Cold War Afghanistan shows courage amid a sea [...]