Now, Iranian women are permitted to perform at a concert with men, in the choir.
However, she was the pioneer woman in Iran to sing thoroughly and singularly in concerts, even though men were present.
[1] Born in a family of great musicians and singers, she started learning the Persian vocal Radif with Mahmoud Karimi when she was 20.
In spite of restrictions for female singers in Iran, she collaborated with musicians such as Mohammadreza Shajarian and Hossein Alizadeh and was leading the Hamavayan Ensemble.
[3] She released multiple albums including "Endless Vision" which became a Grammy Award nominee in 2007.