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A 17-year-old girl who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of other Afghan girls.
Zheela entered the Afghan music industry at that age of 14. With the support of her brother-in-law Ustad Jalil Zaland and the encouragement of Afghan singer Parveen, who had noticed the teen perform in family events, Zheela started her career under the mentorship of Ustad Khyal who trained the singer for five years in various musical instruments.
The song called attention to past stories of strong female Afghan heroines, and earned Jamalzadah nominations and awards at the Afghan and International TV and radio stations. The song was written by her father, who Mozhdah has called a feminist. [5] Don't break my wings, don't break my honor. I'm a proud Afghan girl.
Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The photograph, taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry near the Pakistani city of Peshawar , appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic .
17-year-old Nila Ibrahimi has won the International Children’s Peace Prize for her work in advocating for Afghan girls ‘If we suffer, the world suffers’: Singing teenager who gave Afghan ...
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Farida Gulali Ayubi was born into a conservative Afghan family. Her mother was a Quran teacher, who recited with a beautiful voice, an early inspiration to the young girl. Religion loomed large in the family, and for many years, her interest in music was suppressed. Upon completing her studies, Farida was recruited to sing for Kabul Radio. The ...
Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in Afghan Girl, a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the cover photograph for the June 1985 issue of National Geographic.