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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		How I sang for my freedom
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:38:05
	Publish Date:		2021-05-06 13:14:00
	Description:		When Kurdish folk singer Nawroz Oramari was a teenager growing up in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, he was told he'd be executed if he was caught singing - he and his father even had to sign a pledge saying that they accepted the death penalty if they did so. Nawroz tells Anu Anand about his remarkable life - joining the Kurdish resistance, ending up in prison and even taking on multiple identities - including that of an Emirati Oil Tycoon - in his quest to be able to sing freely in his native language. Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com Presenter: Anu Anand Producer: Mariana Des Forges Picture: Nawroz Oramari in London Credit: Courtesy of Nawroz Oramari
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