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Outside of class, this Afghan teen rapper travels the world to end child marriage

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Sonita Alizadeh escaped a teen marriage in Afghanistan by writing a rap song about it. She now goes high school in Utah, and travels the world campaigning against 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

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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

Culture
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

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