Music, performance, and a woman is very rarely accepted within Muslim communities. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
The problem with Muslim women is less that we cannot speak the language, but that no one listens to us. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
Some Muslim children, both male and female, have little choice in who to marry, what to study, what their careers will be,… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
The proportion of women attracted to the Islamic State is likely to be less than that in other militant organisations, such as… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
A hedonistic lifestyle contrary to all the rules and expectations of Islam is not an unusual precursor to radicalisation: in fact, some… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
Many Muslim parents are authoritarian, which leaves young men and women with limited spaces to express themselves. Self-expression and autonomy are regarded… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
No one is born a terrorist, but the route to become one is surprisingly easy. We need to listen to those who… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
The thing is, what most people don't understand is that there are so many of us growing up in Europe who are… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
There is no psychiatric pattern which can predict who becomes an extremist - but they are all frustrated with their reality. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
'Honour'-based violence is a form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a broad category. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
Self-expression should not be a challenge that demands extraordinary talent but should be a right accessible to all. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
The problem with Muslim women is less that we cannot speak the language, but that no one listens to us. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
Freedom of expression is essential for feminists and dissidents in the Muslim world. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
We need more courageous individuals who will defy the structures of power, whether political, economic, or intimate, but we also need it to be… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit violence, from… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
Like Theresa May, I regularly find myself infuriated by the rantings of Anjem Choudary and other hate preachers. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Left to the mercies of their communities, Muslim women and children remain in abusive households and face losing their financial security over issues like… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
Women with education, skills, and independent sources of income are more able to withstand the pressures of the patriarchal family and more able to… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
We cannot leave vulnerable young men open to the exploitation of extremists, both for our own security and their own wellbeing. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share
