r/MiddleEastNews - Afghanistan’s All-Female Orchestra Keeps Music Alive In Exile

For the first time in months, members of Afghanistan’s all-female Zohra orchestra have reassembled in Doha, their music once again filling the air as they face an uncertain future.

The group of 35 young musicians aged 13–20, some orphans or from poor families, gave a culture-crossing performance at the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos that overcame tradition and death threats in their homeland.



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