All-girl Muslim band heads to Glastonbury

Challenging stereotypes: Voice of Baceprot performing at Soundsfest Experience in Jakarta. — Reuters

When three teen girls formed a metal band 10 years ago to sing about gender equality and peace over bone-crunching guitars and drums, they could scarcely have dreamed of one day playing at Glastonbury.

Yet, a decade later, Voice of Baceprot’s three Muslim women will become the first band from Indonesia to perform at the world-famous festival in Britain this week, where the headliners include Coldplay and Dua Lipa.