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Sonita's World

Sonita
Culture
Outside of class, this Afghan teen rapper travels the world to end child marriage
Sonita Alizadeh sings inside of the recording studio at her high school in Utah.
Culture
Once a child laborer in Iran, now a high school student in Utah
Sonita Alizadeh is an Afghan rapper singing about women's rights. She's also junior at a high school in Utah. New to the country, Sonita misses her family, who live over 7,000 miles away.
Culture
Starting school in Utah, wishing home wasn’t 7,000 miles away
Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh narrowly escaped a forced marriage at 16 by writing the song 'Brides for Sale.' She recently visited West Oakland, CA, and was surprised that the U.S., like Iran and Afghanistan, has poor neighborhoods and homeless people.
Arts
Afghan rapper escaped teen marriage by singing about it