Banned in Iran, one singer found her voice in Canada

For decades, Parisa Karimi Molan was banned from singing publicly in her homeland of Iran because she was a woman. But, Parisa found her voice in Canada, and now she’s released her debut album Unveiled. She tells Tom about the secret singing she undertook in her homeland, and what it meant to sing in public for the first time after moving to Montreal.

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Banned in Iran, one singer found her voice in Canada is an episode from Q: The Podcast from CBC Radio by CBC.

This episode is 00:17:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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