Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

I don't like high heels.

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

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

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

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
Sonita Alizadeh

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.

Sonita Alizadeh
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.

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

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 use the law to help women.

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

Every song is a long process. First I have to write a story for it, and then to make it into a song, I have to make it short and then shorter - so it's not easy!

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

When I'm rapping, I become very emotional, and people can feel it through my face.

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh

Sometimes I think the most difficult moments in life were actually good because they made me strong. I was a child labourer. From this, I learned to stand on my own feet. So I don't want to forget the difficulty of my life.