#IAmMySong Campaign
Only two days after the world celebrated International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan announced a ban for girls 12 years old and up from singing in public arenas — this would include being able to participate in singing their National Anthem of Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan National Institute of Music stands firm in opposing this decision and openly calls upon supporters and members of the Afghan and International community to join us in solidarity so that young females and women of Afghanistan, in music and in voice, may never be silenced again.
This decision by the Ministry of Education is a clear violation of national and International legislation and laws in areas of basic human rights, child rights, women’s rights, musical rights, and the universal right to freedom of expression.
Please join ANIM’s continued efforts in Afghanistan to promote and uphold a child’s and female rights to music practice and fair education. We invite fellow supporters, institutions, organizations, musicians, and all individuals to join us for the #IAmMySong campaign by recording a song or instrumental piece and posting it with the hashtag #IAmMySong in solidarity with Afghan females and for all people to have their voices freely heard.