Dashni Morad

Dashni Morad is a Kurdish singer, songwriter, television presenter, human rights & environmental activist. Born in Iraqi Kurdistan, she moved to Holland as a refugee with her family in 1997. She rose to prominence in 2005 through her television show, "Bê Kontrol", which was the first of its kind in the Kurdistan Region to explore pop culture and related aspects of contemporary Western culture candidly. Many people in the Kurdistan Region, particularly the youth, consider Dashni to have broken down cultural and traditional barriers for young women. In 2009, Dashni began her musical career with the release of her first album, "Hela Hopa", which although successful was also controversial. Her provocative dance moves in the music video led media outlets to refer to her as the "Shakira of Kurdistan". Although many of the younger generation appreciated her music and music videos, the more conservative side of society saw them as inappropriate. Morad released two further albums, "Hom Shika Wawa" and "Frishtay Mihreban", and a series of singles, before taking time off from her musical career in 2014 to pursue her humanitarian and environmentalist projects. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashni_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)