Sonita Alizadeh narrowly avoided being a child bride. Now she raps about ending forced marriage.

Several years ago, Sonita Alizadeh’s parents were considering selling her into marriage in order to pay for her older brother’s bride. Alizadeh, an Afghan refugee who was living in Iran at the time, dreamt instead of getting an education. 

While such conflict plays out for millions of girls around the world every year, Alizadeh decided to channel her despair into rapping. Eventually, with the help of a documentarian, she turned her song “Brides for Sale” into a viral YouTube video. Now Alizadeh is an activist who fights against child marriage. 

On Sept. 23, at the 2018 Social Good Summit in New York City, she debuted a new song, “Brave and Bold.”  Read more…

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