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Deeyah Khan
1977 • Norwegian • Director
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Showing 9 quotesOur freedoms are shared freedoms: they are bound up in each other. The ability to confront oppression in the guise of religion is linked to our ability to worship as we choose: both are acts of expression.— Deeyah Khan
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Religion
Women's empowerment, whether through legal, financial, or cultural routes, will tend to increase their agency and their ability to take part in activism.— Deeyah Khan
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Legal
Having more than one legal system running is not a sign of a healthy or inclusive society. It is just one less thing that people have in common.— Deeyah Khan
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Legal
Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit violence, from superheroes to crime dramas.— Deeyah Khan
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Independence
Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy.— Deeyah Khan
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Freedom
The Trump phenomenon shows us how much fear of Muslims there is out there and how easily it can be exploited.— Deeyah Khan
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Fear
For many young men, joining in a radical movement is a way of feeling powerful, which is particularly intoxicating for men who feel their masculinity has been called into question, whether through victimisation or a failure to achieve the status that they feel they are entitled to.— Deeyah Khan
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Failure
We need to defend principles like democracy, freedom of speech, gender equality, and the rule of law through exemplifying these on a global scale, not through the same cynical, isolationist policies which have eroded these so-called 'British' values across the rest of the world.— Deeyah Khan
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Equality
We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary courage to call for a better world - so that every person with the ability to imagine peace, equality, progress, and justice can express their dreams and hopes without fear.— Deeyah Khan
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Equality