Sonita Alizadeh Quotes

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.

I saw my friends being beaten because they said no... -Sonita Alizadeh

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

I am an activist and rapper from Afghanistan, and I use rap to speak out and help end child marriage.

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.

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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