Author: Sonita Alizadeh

Quotes

When my father died, I was nine or 10, and my mother was like a dad and a mom to me. She raised me and supported me when I came to the U.S.

When my father died, I was nine or 10, and my mother was like a dad and a mom to me. She raised me and supported me when I came to the U.S.

- Sonita Alizadeh

My parents tried to sell me. I was looking for a way to share my feelings, so I started to rap to talk about the painful experience of being a girl.

My parents tried to sell me. I was looking for a way to share my feelings, so I started to rap to talk about the painful experience of being a girl.

- Sonita Alizadeh

When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male chaperone. The greatest moment was when that ended.

When the Taliban was ruling Afghanistan, women were not allowed to go to school, to work, or even leave the house without a male chaperone. The greatest moment was when that ended.

- Sonita Alizadeh

When I was being sold into marriage, it was hard to see a future for myself.

When I was being sold into marriage, it was hard to see a future for myself.

- Sonita Alizadeh

Music reaches people in a way that simple spoken words just can't.

Music reaches people in a way that simple spoken words just can't.

- Sonita Alizadeh

There is a great power in speaking your truth and standing for something important.

There is a great power in speaking your truth and standing for something important.

- Sonita Alizadeh

My friends, they get married at 15 years old. I saw them with bruises on their faces. I realized this is the real face of child marriage.

My friends, they get married at 15 years old. I saw them with bruises on their faces. I realized this is the real face of child marriage.

- Sonita Alizadeh

I saw my friends being beaten because they said no to child marriage.

I saw my friends being beaten because they said no to child marriage.

- Sonita Alizadeh

I want to study law, become a lawyer, and work in Afghanistan for human rights.

I want to study law, become a lawyer, and work in Afghanistan for human rights.

- Sonita Alizadeh

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