Sonita's World

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.

Starting school in Utah, wishing home wasn't 7,000 miles away

Afghan rapper Sonita Alizadeh is sharing her diary with us as she restarts life at a high school in Utah. It's not easy, when her family is 7,000 miles away.

Starting school in Utah, wishing home wasn't 7,000 miles away
Born in Afghanistan, Sonita Alizadeh got a full scholarship to go to Wasatch Academy, a boarding school in the heart of Utah.

Afghan teen rapper goes from poverty in Afghanistan to eating sushi in the US

Afghan teen rapper goes from poverty in Afghanistan to eating sushi in the US
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Outside of class, this Afghan teen rapper travels the world to end child marriage

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.

Once a child laborer in Iran, now a high school student in Utah

Once a child laborer in Iran, now a high school student in Utah
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.

Afghan rapper escaped teen marriage by singing about it

Afghan rapper escaped teen marriage by singing about it