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Sonita Alizadeh

1996 - Today

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Sonita Alizadeh (Dari: سونیتا علیزاده; born 11 November 1996) is an Afghan rapper and activist who has been vocal against forced marriages. Alizadeh first gained attention when she released "Brides for Sale," a video in which she raps about daughters being sold into marriage by their families. With the help of Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami, an Iranian documentary filmmaker who over three years documented her story in the film Sonita, Alizadeh filmed the video to escape a marriage her parents were planning for her, even though it is illegal for women to sing solo in Iran, where she was living at the time. After releasing the video on YouTube, Alizadeh was contacted by the Strongheart Group, which offered her a student visa and financial help to come and study in the United States, where she then relocated and has resided since. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Sonita Alizadeh is the 822nd most popular social activist (down from 766th in 2024), the 173rd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 156th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Afghan Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 822 out of 840. Before her are Cindy Sheehan, Gigi Ibrahim, Virisila Buadromo, Elena Gorolová, Ridhima Pandey, and Amanda Knox. After her are Sophia Kianni, Rusudan Gotsiridze, Claire Nouvian, Anjem Choudary, Tabassum Adnan, and Luisa Neubauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 373. Before her are Cristian Garín, Ahmad Abughaush, Antoine Dupont, Daniel Elahi Galán, Sungha Jung, and Mariona Caldentey. After her are Luka Mkheidze, Laura Tesoro, Sebastian Ofner, Cene Prevc, Erik Valnes, and Nikolaj Ehlers.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 173 out of 177. Before her are Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Bibi Aisha (1991), Robina Muqimyar (1986), Jamila Afghani (1976), Roya Sadat (1983), and Khalil Haqqani (1966). After her are Nadia Ghulam (1985), Rashid Khan (1998), Balal Arezou (1988), Faysal Shayesteh (1991), Shamsuddin Amiri (1985), and Zohib Islam Amiri (1990).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Afghanistan

Among social activists born in Afghanistan, Sonita Alizadeh ranks 9. Before her are Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), Zakia Zaki (1962), Suraya Pakzad (null), Aqeela Asifi (1966), Bibi Aisha (1991), and Jamila Afghani (1976). After her are Aziza Siddiqui (1983), Faiza Darkhani (null), Shukria Asil (2000), and Laleh Osmany (1992).

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