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{{short description|Afghan actress and rapper|bot=PearBOT 5}}
'''Soosan Firooz''' (also '''Susan Feroz''') is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] actress and [[rapping|rapper]]. She has been described as Afghanistan's first female rapper.<ref name="AFP" /><ref name="BBC" /> She is a controversial figure, challenging societal norms and the traditional role of Afghan women.
'''Soosan Firooz''' ({{lang-prs|سوسن فیروز}}), sometimes spelled '''Susan Feroz''', is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] actress and [[rapping|rapper]]. She has been described as Afghanistan's first female rapper.<ref name="AFP"/><ref name="BBC"/> She is a controversial figure, challenging societal norms and the traditional role of Afghan women.


Firooz was born in Afghanistan.<ref name="Yousafzai">{{cite news|author1=Yousafzai, Sami|author2=Moreau, Ron|title=Susan Feroz: Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper|url=https://www.newsweek.com/susan-feroz-afghanistans-first-female-rapper-63119|newspaper=Newsweek|date=4 January 2013|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> Her family fled the country and lived in an Iranian [[refugee camp]] for seven years during the [[Conflict in Afghanistan (1978–present)|Afghanistan's civil war]] in the 1990s. In Iran, she encountered hostility from Iranians and was unable to attend school with any regularity due to bureaucratic entanglements.<ref name="Yousafzai"/> Her family then spent three years in [[Pakistan]] as refugees.<ref name="DeGhett">{{cite news|author=DeGhett, Torie Rose|title=Afghanistan's first female rapper tells the stories that might otherwise be lost|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/nov/02/afghanistan-feamle-hip-hop|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Yousafzai"/>
Firooz was born in Afghanistan.<ref name="Yousafzai">{{cite news|author1=Yousafzai, Sami|author2=Moreau, Ron|title=Susan Feroz: Afghanistan's First Female Rapper|url=https://www.newsweek.com/susan-feroz-afghanistans-first-female-rapper-63119|newspaper=Newsweek|date=4 January 2013|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> Her family fled the country and lived in an Iranian [[refugee camp]] for seven years during the [[Conflict in Afghanistan (1978–present)|Afghanistan's civil war]] in the 1990s. In Iran, she encountered hostility from Iranians and was unable to attend school with any regularity due to bureaucratic entanglements.<ref name="Yousafzai"/> Her family then spent three years in [[Pakistan]] as refugees.<ref name="DeGhett">{{cite news|author=DeGhett, Torie Rose|title=Afghanistan's first female rapper tells the stories that might otherwise be lost|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/nov/02/afghanistan-feamle-hip-hop|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 November 2012|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Yousafzai"/>


Following the fall of the [[Taliban]], Firooz's family returned to Afghanistan. They moved to [[Kandahar]] in 2003, where her father had secured employment.<ref name="AFP"/> She worked alongside her siblings, weaving rugs. The family moved to [[Kabul]] in 2011<ref name="Yousafzai"/> and she became an actress, taking small roles in local television [[soap opera]]s and movies.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|author=Wyatt, Caroline|title=Afghanistan's first female rapper upbeat on future|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20119614|newspaper=BBC News|date=29 October 2012|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>
Following the fall of the [[Taliban]], Firooz's family returned to Afghanistan. They moved to [[Kandahar]] in 2003, where her father had secured employment.<ref name="AFP"/> She worked alongside her siblings, weaving rugs. The family moved to [[Kabul]] in 2011<ref name="Yousafzai"/> and she became an actress, taking small roles in local television [[soap opera]]s and movies.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|author=Wyatt, Caroline|title=Afghanistan's first female rapper upbeat on future|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20119614|newspaper=BBC News|date=29 October 2012|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>
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Firooz asked for and received permission to rap from her father, Abdul Ghafar Firooz. She came to the attention of Afghan musician [[Farid Rastagar]], who has promoted her and composed her first single.<ref name="Yousafzai"/> Firooz raps in [[Dari (Persian dialect)|Dari]]. Her first single, "Our Neighbors", was released in 2012. The song explores the plight of Afghan refugees in stark terms. It was composed by Rastagar with lyrics by poet Suhrab Sirat. Her song, "Naqisul Aql" means "mentally disturbed" and is an epithet used against women in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nation’s first female rapper Soosan Feroz says ‘If rap singing is a way to tell your miseries, Afghans have a lot to say’|url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/03/nations-first-female-rapper-soosan-feroz-says-if-rap-singing-is-a-way-to-tell-your-miseries-afghans-have-a-lot-to-say/|newspaper=The Raw Story|date=3 January 2013|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>


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Firooz asked for and received permission to rap from her father, Abdul Ghafar Firooz. She came to the attention of Afghan musician [[Farid Rastagar]], who has promoted her and composed her first single.<ref name="Yousafzai"/> Firooz raps in [[Dari (Persian dialect)|Dari]]. Her first single, "Our Neighbors", was released in 2012. The song explores the plight of Afghan refugees in stark terms. It was composed by Rastagar with lyrics by poet Suhrab Sirat. Her song, "Naqisul Aql" means "mentally disturbed" and is an epithet used against women in Afghanistan.<ref name="AFP">{{cite news|title=Nation's first female rapper Soosan Feroz says 'If rap singing is a way to tell your miseries, Afghans have a lot to say'|url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/03/nations-first-female-rapper-soosan-feroz-says-if-rap-singing-is-a-way-to-tell-your-miseries-afghans-have-a-lot-to-say/|newspaper=The Raw Story|date=3 January 2013|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>
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Firooz lives with her family in north Kabul.<ref name="AP"/> She has been threatened with [[acid throwing|acid attacks]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Soosan Firooz: Afghanistan’s First Female Rapper|url=http://www.theworld.org/2012/11/soosan-firooz-afghanistan/|work=The World|publisher=PRI|date=8 November 2012|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> kidnapping,<ref name="Yousafzai"/> and death.<ref>{{cite news|author=Gupta, Prachi|title=Afghanistan’s first female rapper perseveres past death threats|accessdate=1 January 2018|url=https://www.salon.com/2012/12/02/afghanistans_first_female_rapper_receives_death_threats/|newspaper=Salon|date=2 December 2012}}</ref> Her mother, who does humanitarian work in southern Afghanistan, has also received [[death threat]]s.<ref name="DeGhett"/> Her father gave up his job at the electrical department and acts as her manager and bodyguard, accompanying her to studios.<ref name="DeGhett"/> Her uncle cut off relations with her family out of disapproval of Firooz appearing on television and singing.<ref name="AP"/>


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Firooz lives with her family in north Kabul.<ref name="AP"/> She has been threatened with [[acid throwing|acid attacks]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Soosan Firooz: Afghanistan's First Female Rapper|url=http://www.theworld.org/2012/11/soosan-firooz-afghanistan/|work=The World|publisher=PRI|date=8 November 2012|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref> kidnapping,<ref name="Yousafzai"/> and death.<ref>{{cite news|author=Gupta, Prachi|title=Afghanistan's first female rapper perseveres past death threats|accessdate=1 January 2019|url=https://www.salon.com/2012/12/02/afghanistans_first_female_rapper_receives_death_threats/|newspaper=Salon|date=2 December 2012}}</ref> Her mother, who does humanitarian work in southern Afghanistan, has also received [[death threat]]s.<ref name="DeGhett"/> Her father gave up his job at the electrical department and acts as her manager and bodyguard, accompanying her to studios.<ref name="DeGhett"/> Her uncle cut off relations with her family out of disapproval of Firooz appearing on television and singing.<ref name="AP"/>
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Firooz performed at a three-day music festival in Kabul in October 2012.<ref name="AP">{{cite news|author=Faiez, Rahim|title=Sosan Firooz, Afghanistan's First Female Rapper, Debuts|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/sosan-firooz-afghanistan-female-rapper_n_1951707.html|newspaper=[[HuffPost]]|agency=AP|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>

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Firooz performed at a three-day music festival in Kabul in October 2012.<ref name="AP">{{cite news|author=Faiez, Rahim|title=Sosan Firooz, Afghanistan's First Female Rapper, Debuts|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/sosan-firooz-afghanistan-female-rapper_n_1951707.html|newspaper=[[HuffPost]]|agency=AP|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Sonita Alizadeh]]
*[[Paradise Sorouri]]
*[[Taliban treatment of women]]
*[[Taliban treatment of women]]
*[[Women's rights in Afghanistan]]
*[[Women's rights in Afghanistan]]
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 5 April 2024

Soosan Firooz (Dari: سوسن فیروز), sometimes spelled Susan Feroz, is an Afghan actress and rapper. She has been described as Afghanistan's first female rapper.[1][2] She is a controversial figure, challenging societal norms and the traditional role of Afghan women.

Firooz was born in Afghanistan.[3] Her family fled the country and lived in an Iranian refugee camp for seven years during the Afghanistan's civil war in the 1990s. In Iran, she encountered hostility from Iranians and was unable to attend school with any regularity due to bureaucratic entanglements.[3] Her family then spent three years in Pakistan as refugees.[4][3]

Following the fall of the Taliban, Firooz's family returned to Afghanistan. They moved to Kandahar in 2003, where her father had secured employment.[1] She worked alongside her siblings, weaving rugs. The family moved to Kabul in 2011[3] and she became an actress, taking small roles in local television soap operas and movies.[2]

Firooz asked for and received permission to rap from her father, Abdul Ghafar Firooz. She came to the attention of Afghan musician Farid Rastagar, who has promoted her and composed her first single.[3] Firooz raps in Dari. Her first single, "Our Neighbors", was released in 2012. The song explores the plight of Afghan refugees in stark terms. It was composed by Rastagar with lyrics by poet Suhrab Sirat. Her song, "Naqisul Aql" means "mentally disturbed" and is an epithet used against women in Afghanistan.[1]

Firooz lives with her family in north Kabul.[5] She has been threatened with acid attacks,[6] kidnapping,[3] and death.[7] Her mother, who does humanitarian work in southern Afghanistan, has also received death threats.[4] Her father gave up his job at the electrical department and acts as her manager and bodyguard, accompanying her to studios.[4] Her uncle cut off relations with her family out of disapproval of Firooz appearing on television and singing.[5]

Firooz performed at a three-day music festival in Kabul in October 2012.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Nation's first female rapper Soosan Feroz says 'If rap singing is a way to tell your miseries, Afghans have a lot to say'". The Raw Story. Agence France-Presse. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wyatt, Caroline (29 October 2012). "Afghanistan's first female rapper upbeat on future". BBC News. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Yousafzai, Sami; Moreau, Ron (4 January 2013). "Susan Feroz: Afghanistan's First Female Rapper". Newsweek. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c DeGhett, Torie Rose (2 November 2012). "Afghanistan's first female rapper tells the stories that might otherwise be lost". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Faiez, Rahim (9 October 2012). "Sosan Firooz, Afghanistan's First Female Rapper, Debuts". HuffPost. AP. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Soosan Firooz: Afghanistan's First Female Rapper". The World. PRI. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ^ Gupta, Prachi (2 December 2012). "Afghanistan's first female rapper perseveres past death threats". Salon. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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