Deeyah Khan

Norwegian documentary film director · Norway · Directors · Born 1977 · age 49

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Deeyah Khan is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the Royal Television Society award for Best Factual Director.

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2020Fritt Ord AwardAward2018“Change is possible, and I know, hope is very difficult to hold on to. But hope in this time, is actually, an act of defiance, it's an act of resistance.”In their words1 October 2018. Speech after winning Emmy AwardRead the whole statement

2017“Some anti-fascist protesters, the so-called "Antifa," use pepper spray against the marchers, including me.”In their words11 December 2017, 1/6 into White Right: Meeting the EnemyRead the whole statement

2016Peer Gynt Literary AwardAwardTelenor Culture AwardAward2015University of Oslo’s Human Rights AwardAward2013International Emmy AwardAward1977Born7 August 1977

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Deeyah Khan

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Change is possible, and I know, hope is very difficult to hold on to. But hope in this time, is actually, an act of defiance, it's an act of resistance.
Oct 1, 2018, 1 October 2018. Speech after winning Emmy Award, Own words
Some anti-fascist protesters, the so-called "Antifa," use pepper spray against the marchers, including me.
Dec 11, 2017, 11 December 2017, 1/6 into White Right: Meeting the Enemy, Own words