Dashni Morad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dashni Morad

singer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1986

Place of Birth: Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Profession: singer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Dashni Morad

  • Dashni Morad (Kurdish: Desnê Morad /Arabic: ????? ?????; born 1 January 1986) is a Kurdish singer, songwriter, television presenter, human rights & environmental activist.
  • Born in 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 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 Hupa", 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.
  • She founded "Green Kids" in 2012, which is a charity focused on underprivileged children, in particular refugee children, as well as the environment.
  • Morad has been actively working to try and improve conditions at the refugee camps in the Kurdistan Region, and through campaigns has managed to donate significant money and aid.
  • She is also a prominent campaigner for women’s rights and is seen as an inspirational feminist figure to many young women in the Kurdistan Region She was one of the first Kurdish female artists to appear as a pop singer and dancer and opened the gate for other Kurdish girl to become successful singers just like her.

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