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A good girl in Afghanistan should be silent, should not talk about her future, should listen to your family, be like a doll so that everyone can play with her.
Sonita Alizadeh
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There is a great power in speaking your truth and standing for something important.
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I want to study law, become a lawyer, and work in Afghanistan for human rights.
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I like Eminem's style, and Missy Elliott. I really like M.I.A.
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Sometimes I think the most difficult moments in life were actually good because they made me strong. I was a child labourer. From this, I learned to stand on my own feet. So I don't want to forget the difficulty of my life.
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There is a lot of suffering and injustice in the world, and there is also a great deal of hope. When you step forward and start speaking about what you see and what you want to change, you can begin living in that hope instead of despair.
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Music reaches people in a way that simple spoken words just can't.
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It means so much to me that my family went against our tradition for me.
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In order to see truly where I am and where I want to go, I need to remember where I once was.
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I don't want to be a musician forever. I want to keep going to school and become a lawyer for women's rights and also use the law to help women.
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I am an activist and rapper from Afghanistan, and I use rap to speak out and help end child marriage.
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Being a rapper as a woman is not a good thing in Afghanistan. I kind of put my life in danger whenever I go somewhere to talk about women's rights or make music, rap, or have interviews.
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