Malalai Joya was kicked out of the Afghan parliament - and got numerous death threats - after calling the body a "stable" or "zoo" and its members "animals."

Were her criticisms of fellow lawmakers legitimate, or was she simply ignoring a reality of politics in Afghanistan - that progress can't happen without cooperation from some shady characters?

asap talked to Joya and others about the outspoken lawmaker, who's also the subject of "Enemies of Happiness," a feature documentary distributed by the arts organization Women Make Movies that's won awards at Sundance and other film festivals.

Listen to her story in this asap podcast.

http://asap.ap.org/data/interactives/_news/podcast/1011asap_joya2.mp3

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asap contributor Lindsay Holmwood works on AP's International Desk in New York.