Elaha Soroor interview: “Modesty is part of the identity of Afghan women and if you don’t have that identity you don’t exist” | Songlines
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Elaha Soroor interview: “Modesty is part of the identity of Afghan women and if you don’t have that identity you don’t exist”

By Simon Broughton

Afghan singer Elaha Soroor talks to Simon Broughton about her role in a play that mirrors her own flight as a refugee and the fate of her family back home since the Taliban’s return to power

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