Afghani artist Robaba Mohammadi will not give up. Born with partial paralysis, she faced extreme prejudice as a kid. But she taught herself how to paint by holding her brush in her mouth and now she inspires artists and activists everywhere.

This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Haley Dapkus with sound design and mixing by Bianca Salinas. It was written by Nicole Haroutunian and edited by Abby Sher. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan. Narration by Ariana Delawari. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Our executive producer was Joy Smith. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!