Dashni Murad

Dashni Murad
Background information
Birth name	Dashni Murad
Born	January 1, 1986 (1986-01-01) (age 25) Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Genres	Arabic, Dance, Kurdish, pop
Occupations	dancer, model, presenter, singer
Years active	2006-Present

Dashni Murad (Kurdish: دەشنێ موراد, Arabic: دشني مراد ; born January 1, 1986) is a Kurdish Iraqi pop singer and television presenter, known as the Shakira of Kurdistan or Iraq's Shakira. She moved to the Netherlands at the age of twelve, and has acquired the Dutch nationality.^[1]

She is also known as an association football (soccer) fanatic and played as an amateur for many years before leaving it to sing. Dashne Murad first came to prominence as the host of the Zagros television program "Be Control". She also had her own "The Dashni Show"^[2] a talk show where she spoke openly about issues of concern for women, including romantic relationships, a subject that remains taboo in Kurdish society.

Dashni Murad has currently recorded one album, as of August 2009. She is currently working on her second album which will be available on 7 July 2010. Her act, with sexually suggestive dance moves, has roused controversy amongst both conservative Muslims and women rights campaigners.^[3]

Her album "Hom Shika Wawa"^[4] was recorded in Lebanon by music video director Fadi Haddad in March 2010. The clip has two versions, one in Kurdish and the other in Arabic and made her a crossover Kurdish artist in the Arab World, where her songs are put regularly on Arabic music channels. She is also planning to sing an all-Arab album in the near future.

Discography and videography

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hela Hupa"	Halkawt Zaher	04:30
2.	"Shki Wawa"		05:24
3.	"Happy Birthday"
4.	"Mehnaz"		04:12
5.	"Nazanem"

Television appearances

The Dashni Show.

References

1. ^ "Shakira of Kurdistan Dashni Murad to roll some heads in Arabic". Ekurd.net. http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/10/state4277.htm. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
2. ^ ""Kurdish Shakira" shakes customs". eKurd. http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2009/8/independentstate3076.htm. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
3. ^ "Shakira school of feminism shakes up Kurdistan". The Daily Star. August 28, 2009. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=4&Article_id=105767. Retrieved October 11, 2009. 
4. ^ eKurd: Dashni Murad makes Music history

External links

• Facebook page

Persondata
Name	Murad, Dashni
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Short description
Date of birth	1 January 1986
Place of birth	Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
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