Brides For Sale: This Afghan Girl Escaped Child Marriage At 10 And Became A Rapper To Protest It

Alizadeh escaped child marriage at the age of 10, which is a common practice in Afghanistan, and decided to fight for her rights by way of her music.

 

A $9000 price was fixed on Alizadeh’s head even without asking her if she wanted to get married, let alone asking whom to marry. Compared to her brother, Alizadeh says, she has no value as a girl child. Her mother, who had settled the price, felt “helpless” and had “no other way” out; she herself was married at the age of 13 to Alizadeh’s father, a much older man.

 

She left for Iran after fleeing from the war in Afghanistan and worked as a bathroom cleaner.

 

It was in Iran she made her first video which was uploaded. The song titled “Brides for sale” shows her face covered with bruises and a bar code which symbolizes that women come with a price tag. Alizadeh says that her friend who was a victim of domestic violence was an inspiration behind the video.