Angelina Jolie talks to Bibi Aisha about her fearless 2010 Time cover and undergoing 31 surgeries after she was mutilated by her Taliban husband
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2023 06:16
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Angelina Jolie shared her new interview with Bibi Aisha - the young woman whose shocking 2010 cover on Time Magazine lifted the veil on the plight of many women in Afghanistan. The Maleficent star, 47, sat down to speak with Bibi, 30, for another Time story - which she shared to her Instagram on Tuesday - where they discussed how she overcame being horribly mutilated by her husband under Taliban rule. When Aisha was 14, her father promised her in marriage to a Taliban fighter to pay a debt. She was handed over to his family who abused her and forced her to sleep in the stable with the animals.When she attempted to flee, she was caught and her nose and ears were hacked off by her husband as punishment. 'They abused me every day. I didn’t have any rights,' Bibi told the Hollywood star, recounting how she then ran away, but was eventually sent back. She made international headlines in 2010 when she appeared on the now-iconic cover of Time magazine with a gaping wound in the center of her face where a nose should be. Bibi had since underwent 31 surgeries and told Angelina she plans on becoming a nurse so that she can 'help people.' 'This is my goal. I want to become a nurse to help people. I’ve had 31 surgeries, which means I have a lot of experience in the medical world. I want to help people who are hurting and say to them, if I could get through my darkest hours, you can.' Bibi started out the interview recalling her tragic story and how she was mutilated by her husband and other Taliban members after her failed escape attempt. 'My so-called husband came by and took me to the mountains. They tied my hands and my feet. And they cut my first ear, and then another ear and then my nose. And then he said, "We don’t care about you. We want to leave you here to die."' Despite being left for dead in the mountains, Bibi survived and was eventually brought for treatment to an American military base. 'They treated me like a family member. They saved my life. Someone in America accepted my case and said they would do my surgery.' 'I spent nine months in a shelter. I had no idea what would happen to me. And suddenly TIME magazine came to me and took my picture. They opened the door for me.' Angelina interjected: 'It caused outrage of course, because people saw what was done. And then we are now, many years after, at seeing those same people that harmed you are in charge of the country. And all that we then learned and were outraged about, we know is happening every day.' Bibi then stressed the importance of education: 'It's very important, education. My grandmother told me "Someone can take everything away from you, but one thing they can't take away from you is knowledge."' The new interview comes after Angelina's visit to Iraq. The Oscar-winning actress posted several images to her Instagram page earlier this month from the war-torn country. 'An emotional day with my friend @Nadia_Murad, who I was honored to spend the day with in Sinjar in Iraq,' began the mother of six, who had tears in her eyes in the images. The Salt star said that her Nobel Price laureate friend Nadia is doing so much through Nadia's Initiative to help the Yazidi people and other communities. The people in Sinjar are recovering after struggling through 'conflict and genocide,' noted Jolie. 'She took me to the home she grew up in Kocho village,' began the ex-wife of Brad Pitt.She added her pal took her to her old school where ISIS mil itants separated women and men before enslaving and mass murdering them. The red carpet favorite added that 'many are still missing and the fight for justice continues.' Her hashtags included one for Yazidi genocide.'
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Angelina Jolie LEAVES role as UN refugee agency envoy after 21 YEARS - as actress seeks 'to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues'
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- Published on Saturday, 17 December 2022 08:22
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Angelina Jolie and the United Nations' refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades.In a joint statement issued Friday, the actress, 47, and the agency announced she was 'moving on' from her role as the agency's special envoy 'to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues.'Jolie, whose ex Brad Pitt was seen attending the Babylon premiere Thursday with new love Ines de Ramon, said; 'I will continue to do everything in my power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people.' She added she felt it was time 'to work differently' by directly engaging with refugees and local organizations.Jolie first started working with the U.N. refugee agency in 2001 and was appointed its special envoy in 2012 - she was among the most high-profile of the organization's ambassadors.The star 'carried out more than 60 field missions to bear witness to stories of suffering as well as hope and resilience', said the U.N, and had most recently traveled to Burkina Faso.U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said: 'After a long and successful time with UNHCR, I appreciate her desire to shift her engagement and support her decision.'I know the refugee cause will remain close to her heart, and I am certain she will bring the same passion and attention to a wider humanitarian portfolio.' In an opinion piece published in The Guardian last month, Jolie alluded to frustration with the lack of global progress in ending sexual violence in conflict.'We meet and discuss these horrors and agree that they should never be allowed to happen again. We promise to draw - and to hold - that line. But when it comes to hard choices about how to implement these promises, we run into the same problems time and again,' she wrote, specifically calling out U.N. Security Council members for 'abusing their veto power.'Jolie began visiting refugee camps in 2001, and was appointed as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador that same year. At the time, the then-high commissioner said he hoped the then-26-year-old actress could direct young people's attention to the plight of refugees.In response to a request for additional comment, the agency declined to offer further details, including whether they would appoint another special envoy to replace Jolie.Meanwhile Angelina's split from Brad has been acrimonious, as the pair have been battling over custody of their six kids and business ventures.Brad and Angelina met in 2005 on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith, playing a bored married couple who discover they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill one another. At the time he was married to Aniston. Brad and Angie married at Chateau Miraval in 2014 and parented six kids – three biological and three adopted – who are now aged between 14 and 21.Brad and Angie were ruled legally single in 2019 – but are still sorting out their labyrinthine financial affairs and custody arrangements to this day.They have been locked in a legal battle of the Chateau Miraval, a 35-room estate and celebrated vineyard in the south of France that Pitt and Jolie bought for $60 million in 2011.
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Angelina Jolie steps down from role as special envoy for United Nations refugee agency to work with those 'directly affected by conflict'
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- Published on Saturday, 17 December 2022 08:24
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Angelina Jolie uploaded a heartfelt statement on Instagram on Friday to share she was 'stepping down' from her role as a United Nations refugee agency envoy after 21 years in order to work more closely with those 'directly affected.'The actress, 47, penned a message to her followers to open up about her departure, adding that the, 'UNHCR is full of amazing people.' The star, who recently traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with politicians to discuss crime victim legislation, also explained that she was 'dedicated' to working with refugees 'for the rest of my life.' The actress uploaded a throwback photo of herself amidst her role as a refugee envoy for the U.N., along with a meaningful message. 'After over 20 years, I am stepping down today from my work with the UN Refugee Agency,' she announced. 'I believe in many things the UN does, particularly the lives it saves through emergency relief.' Angelina added that the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) has 'amazing people' involved who strive to make, 'a difference to people’s lives every day.' The star wholeheartedly expressed that, 'Refugees are the people I admire most in the world and I am dedicated to working with them for the rest of my life.' Angelina then gave her reasoning for stepping down from her envoy role, explaining that she, 'will be working now with organizations led by people most directly affected by conflict, that give the greatest voice to them.' The United Nations refugee agency and the Oscar winner also released a joint statement on Friday expressing that the actress will still work, 'to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues.' Jolie first started working with the U.N. refugee agency in 2001 and was appointed its special envoy in 2012 - she was among the most high-profile of the organization's ambassadors.The star 'carried out more than 60 field missions to bear witness to stories of suffering as well as hope and resilience', said the U.N, and had most recently traveled to Burkina Faso.U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said: 'After a long and successful time with UNHCR, I appreciate her desire to shift her engagement and support her decision.'I know the refugee cause will remain close to her heart, and I am certain she will bring the same passion and attention to a wider humanitarian portfolio.'In an opinion piece published in The Guardian last month, Jolie alluded to frustration with the lack of global progress in ending sexual violence in conflict. She had written that, 'when it comes to hard choices about how to implement these promises, we run into the same problems time and again.'Jolie began visiting refugee camps in 2001, and was appointed as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador that same year. At the time, the then-high commissioner said he hoped the then-26-year-old actress could direct young people's attention to the plight of refugees.On Thursday, Angelina shared a post showing her involvement to advocate for crime victim legislation. She revealed that she had traveled to Washington D.C. to discuss the topic with politicians along with her 17-year-old daughter, Zahara. The photo uploaded in the post shows the actress and her daughter conversing with the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, Patrick Leahy. In the caption, the Girl, Interrupted star wrote that she was advocating to, 'urge Congress to pass essential protections for abuse survivors and children in the end-of-year bill package.' She then listed five main points that could be offered, including 'ending the rape kit backlog,' and giving, 'crime survivors the right to their evidence and federal agency or police reports.'
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Angelina Jolie looks every bit the proud parent as she shares snap of daughter Zahara, 17, meeting politicians on Capitol Hill to advocate for crime victim legislation
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- Published on Thursday, 15 December 2022 17:40
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Angelina Jolie brought daughter Zahara, 17, to Washington DC as they advocated for crime victim legislation.The 47-year-old actress and the teenager born in Hawassa, Ethiopia - who were seen on an outing together in Los Angeles on Monday - were on Capitol Hill to talk to members of congress.Angelina took to Instagram to share a snap of Zahara chatting with President pro tempore of the United States Senate Patrick Leahy as they advocated for the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2022.The Tomb Raider star looked every bit the proud parent as she stared adoringly at her child as she chatted up the senior United States senator from Vermont. She shared a lengthy caption about the piece of legislation that aims to protect crime victims which began: 'I’m in DC this week supporting and working with the many people affected by and fighting for these issues as we jointly urge Congress to pass essential protections for abuse survivors and children in the end-of-year bill package.'There are many parts of the measure as it would create a new victims' right to evidence and agency reports along with aim to improve on forensic science, end the rape kit backlog, and even address racial disparities in wrongful convictions.
She listed out five key points as she wrote:
'1) To give crime survivors the right to their evidence and federal agency or police reports
'2) To end the rape kit backlog (Approximately 200,000 rape kits sit untested in police department and crime lab storage facilities across America)
'3) To improve forensic science and access to justice to exonerate innocent defendants (Black people in the U.S. are 7 times more likely than white people to be falsely convicted of serious crimes, and are significantly more likely to be the targets of police misconduct and to spend longer in prison before being exonerated)
'4) To help ensure survivors have the support and safety they vitally need (Annually, approximately 200,000 requests for DV shelter go unmet)
'5) To help states strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect before it occurs by prioritizing primary prevention and addressing racial bias in the child protective services system (Each year, at least 1 in 7 children experience abuse or neglect, and in 2019 alone, more than 1,800 children died in the United States due to abuse and neglect)'
The duo were busy on Capitol Hill as they also met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in addition to embers of the White House Gender Policy Council. She concluded the message by writing: ' Join us in calling on Congress to #passJFAA #passFVPSA #passCAPTA.'Patrick Leahy & Orrin G. Hatch Justice for All Act, Family Violence Prevention & Services Act, Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act'.She and ex-husband Brad Pitt, 58, are parents to six children: Maddox, 21, Pax, 18, Zahara, Shiloh, 16 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 14. Pitt and Jolie, who wed in 2014 and split in 2016, have been entangled in the legal system amid battles on multiple issues over the past six years. Last week, Angelina continued to slam Brad amid their ongoing divorce battle, with the focus continuing to be on the ownership of their Chateau Miraval Winery.Brad accused her of selling her portion of the winery with the intent to willfully 'inflict harm' by entering into the sale with a total 'stranger,' thus violating their agreement.According to RadarOnline.com, who obtained court documents, Angelina slammed Brad's claims as 'frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern' as her legal team provided an update to the legal battle.Pitt claimed they both agreed not to sell their stake in the property without approving it with each other, because they were both owners. The documents added, 'Pitt's allegations that he and Ms. Jolie had a secret, unwritten, unspoken contract to a consent right on the sale of their interests in the property is directly contrary to the written record and, among other legal defects, violative of the Statute of Frauds and public policy.'This comes after an email resurfaced recently where Jolie explained the rationale behind her decision to sell her share of the property.A TikTok user under the handle @magshrts1 posted content of the email, which the Oscar-winning actress wrote in January of 2021, which Entertainment Tonight confirmed in a court document.The Those Who Wish Me Dead actress said she had written the email 'so not to get emotional' in explaining her rationale behind her decision to sell her share of the winery.'It is the place we brought the twins home to, and where we were married over a plaque in my mother's memory,' Jolie said. 'A place that held the promise of what could be and where I thought I would grow old. Even now impossible to write this without crying. I will treasure my memories of what it was a decade ago.'The Los Angeles native said that the winery 'is also the place that marks the beginning of the end of our family - and a business that is centered around alcohol.'Jolie said she had hoped the winery 'somehow it could become something that held us together' but now saw how Pitt 'really wanted [her] out and will most likely be pleased to receive this email.'
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Angelina Jolie shares photos from her trip to Pakistan after the devastating floods as she tries to help victims: 'The level of trauma is severe'
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- Published on Friday, 30 September 2022 06:33
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Angelina Jolie visited Pakistan to support flood victims in the wake of the storm's devastation last week. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ambassador, shared her experience on social media. 'Last week I was in Pakistan with the local organizations, to witness the devastation caused by severe flooding which submerged 1/3 of the country’s land,' the actor penned.'I've never seen anything like this and I have been to Pakistan many times,' she previously shared.'I am absolutely with you in pushing the international community to do more. I feel that we say that often... we speak of aid appeals, relief and support but this is something very, very different,' she added.She concluded, 'Push governments to understand that lack of fair trade, rising emissions and failure to address conflicts are causing more death and suffering to millions of families around the world.' 'I think this is a real wake-up call to the world about where we are at,' she told a meeting of civil and military officials in the capital Islamabad.The Hollywood star has also shown her support for the women and protesters in Iran.On Wednesday, the actress and humanitarian shared a series of photos from the wave of protests in the country following the death of Masa Ammini at the hands of morality police. 'Respect to the brave, defiant, fearless women of Iran,' Jolie wrote in the caption. 'All those who have survived and resisted for decades, those taking to the streets today, and Mahsa Amini and all young Iranians like her.'Women don't need their morals policed, their minds re-educated, or their bodies controlled. They need freedom to live and breathe without violence or threats,' Jolie, 47, continued. 'To the women of Iran, we see you #WomanLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini,' Jolie added. Iranian women have been burning their hijabs or cutting their hair in protest. Jolie is still in the middle of a custody battle with her ex-husband Brad Pitt. He is reportedly dating model Emily Ratajkowski.
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