EPISODE · Nov 3, 2025 · 15 MIN
SONITA: A Memoir of Life Under Taliban Rule Before An Escape To The U.S.
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Every year, thousands of women are sold into child marraiges. SONITA: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom, by acclaimed rapper and activist Sonita, is a young woman’s first-hand account of growing up in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, being sold into marriage twice, and eventually escaping to the U.S. to graduate from Bard College and become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Every year, thousands of women are sold into child marraiges. SONITA: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom, by acclaimed rapper and activist http://www.sonita.net is a young woman’s first-hand account of growing up in Afghanistan under...
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