For Love of the World on Radio Kingston

This event occurred on:  This month's special guest is Sonita Alizadeh ('23), a Global Rhodes Scholar, human rights activist, rapper, and author. Born under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, she survived two attempted child marriages and rose to global prominence with her viral rap “Daughters for Sale.” She is the co-founder of Arezo and The Dreams Book, a secret school for Afghan girls denied access to education. She is also the author of the memoir Sonita, which tells the powerful story of her fight for freedom, education, and human rights. Featured in the Sundance-winning documentary Sonita, she has received numerous honors, including MTV Europe’s Generation Change Award and Forbes 30 Under 30.

It's also our Annual Summer Membership Drive! Learn more about the benefits of membership at the Arendt Center and all our membership options at hac.bard.edu/membership.

For Love of the World, every fourth Tuesday from 6-6:30 pm on Radio Kingston, is your portal to the bold ideas and respectful, deep conversations about contemporary issues that we’re having regularly at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. Join host Roger Berkowitz each month as we delve into the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Hannah Arendt, with renowned scholars and public intellectuals, and exemplify what it means to have a conversation of patient humility, in the Arendtian tradition. 

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