Samin Ghorbani sings classical Iranian music. But she can't perform in Iran, because the Shia clerics who rule the country consider female voices too corrupting. With the help of a scholarship, she came to Germany.
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00:00 Doing what she loves most, in public and without fear.
00:06 For Zamin Ghobani, it's such a new experience that she's not quite used to it.
00:12 My heart is pounding.
00:13 I keep thinking the police are about to come and ask what I'm doing.
00:23 Ghobani sings classical Iranian music.
00:26 In Azari, a language spoken by people living in Iran's northwest.
00:32 She has performed with famous artists around the world.
00:35 But that's something she can't do in Iran.
00:38 The Shia clerics who rule the country consider female voices too corrupting.
00:45 And so she took the painful decision to leave home.
00:52 The most important reason why my husband and I left is the difficult situation in Iran.
00:58 You can't lead a normal life.
01:01 And recently things have become even harder for society and people in Iran.
01:20 Because of what happened to Masa, Masa Amini, no one felt like singing anymore.
01:28 Along with two other Iranian artists, they moved to Germany with the help of a scholarship.
01:39 This scholarship primarily offers financial support.
01:45 We try to save artists who are threatened, for example in Iran, those whose lives are
01:51 in danger in their country, so they can continue their work, which they cannot continue in
01:58 their country, both here and in Europe.
02:19 Starting from scratch in a new country is not always easy.
02:23 But Samin Ghabani is thankful for the opportunity.
02:34 I'm a very hopeful person.
02:36 Otherwise I would not have endured life in Iran.
02:39 But I know this year will be very hard.
02:42 I have to learn the language and work at the same time.
02:45 I have to prove myself here.
02:50 For now, this artist in exile is using her newfound freedom to make her voice heard.
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