I saw my friends being beaten because they said no to child marriage. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share Image
I want to go back to my country to help other girls. We need to support girls to see other possibilities for themselves, to… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
My dream has always been to inspire young girls to see their own power and follow big dreams and realize that they have potential. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
It was too hard to understand marrying someone I didn't know. When you don't like someone, if he touches you, it's harder than anything. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
Every song is a long process. First I have to write a story for it, and then to make it into a song, I… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
I don't want to be a musician forever. I want to keep going to school and become a lawyer for women's rights and also… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
It means so much to me that my family went against our tradition for me. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
When I'm rapping, I become very emotional, and people can feel it through my face. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
When I was a little girl, I did not listen to music much. I did not think that one day I would become a… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
Being a rapper as a woman is not a good thing in Afghanistan. I kind of put my life in danger whenever I go… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
When my father died, I was nine or 10, and my mother was like a dad and a mom to me. She raised me… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
I am an activist and rapper from Afghanistan, and I use rap to speak out and help end child marriage. — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share
