Israel Quotes by Deeyah Khan

10 Israel quotes by Deeyah Khan

Deeyah Khan’s ten short statements on Israel blend her creative sensibility with social commentary, giving a concise yet thoughtful look at her viewpoint.

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Muslim women can save the world from ISIS.

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Music, performance, and a woman is very rarely accepted within Muslim communities.

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I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me.

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The problem with Muslim women is less that we cannot speak the language, but that no one listens to us.

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Some Muslim children, both male and female, have little choice in who to marry, what to study, what their careers will be,…

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Many Muslim parents are authoritarian, which leaves young men and women with limited spaces to express themselves. Self-expression and autonomy are regarded…

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A hedonistic lifestyle contrary to all the rules and expectations of Islam is not an unusual precursor to radicalisation: in fact, some…

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The proportion of women attracted to the Islamic State is likely to be less than that in other militant organisations, such as…

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No one is born a terrorist, but the route to become one is surprisingly easy. We need to listen to those who…

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The thing is, what most people don't understand is that there are so many of us growing up in Europe who are…

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There is no psychiatric pattern which can predict who becomes an extremist - but they are all frustrated with their reality.

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The state has a duty to protect all its citizens.

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We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary…

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'Honour'-based violence is a form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a broad category.

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Self-expression should not be a challenge that demands extraordinary talent but should be a right accessible to all.

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The problem with Muslim women is less that we cannot speak the language, but that no one listens to us.

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Freedom of expression is essential for feminists and dissidents in the Muslim world.

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We need more courageous individuals who will defy the structures of power, whether political, economic, or intimate, but we also need it to be…

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Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit violence, from…

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Muslim women can save the world from ISIS.

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Like Theresa May, I regularly find myself infuriated by the rantings of Anjem Choudary and other hate preachers.

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Women's empowerment, whether through legal, financial, or cultural routes, will tend to increase their agency and their ability to take part in activism.

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