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Shahrazad is just 16 when she is forced to marry her older cousin to settle a family debt. After the wedding, they move to Sweden, where her husband confines her and their young children to their apartment, subjecting her to years of rape and physical abuse. As the children grow older, Shahrazad manages to find a job, and for the first time, she dares to dream of a life free from fear and control. But escaping is a long and painful battle. Only after years of struggle do Shahrazad and her children finally manage to break free.

Shahrazad är 16 år när hon blir bortgift med sin äldre kusin som betalning för en skuld. Efter bröllopet flyttar de till Sverige där maken håller Shahrazad inspärrad tillsammans med deras små barn i parets lägenhet. Vardagen fylls av våldtäkter och misshandel. Men när barnen blivit äldre lyckas Shahrazad skaffa ett jobb och hoppet tänds om ett liv i frihet. Det blir en lång och smärtfylld kamp innan hon och hennes barn slutligen lyckas fly. De lever nu med skyddad identitet, någonstans i Sverige.

The Shahrazad Squad is a new podcast series that explores creativity, diaspora, and transformation. Inspired by the character of Shahrazad in ‘1001 Nights,’ the Squad is a group of women and nonbinary creatives, cultural producers, and change agents working to transform themselves and their communities. In this interview series, host Raeshma Razvi (producer, mediamaker) will be talking to some of these Shahrazads with a small S—the members who are engaged in transformational work. After all, stories plus sisterhood save the kingdom.Stay up to date on our Instagram: @shahrazad_squad