Sonita Alizada grew up in Afghanistan under that Taliban, and then later in Iran, in a culture where females faced all kinds of trials, including forced marriage for young girls, and much more. Sonita found refuge and nurture via education by NGOs working in Iran, and through which she discovered a talent as a rap artist, with songs like Daughters For Sale. These and many more stories are told in her new book, SONITA: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom. The wild rise of her music has given her an ever-larger platform for her work for gender equality, combining her voice as a rapper and an activist, what she calls a raptivisit. Although she thrived during her high school and college education in the USA, she resides in Europe, visiting her family regularly in Canada, where they were able to immigrate.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Muslim, Non-affiliated
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