Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

The state has a duty to protect all its citizens.

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

Muslim women can save the world from ISIS.

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

Left to the mercies of their communities, Muslim women and children remain in abusive households and face losing their financial security over…

— Deeyah Khan

Women with education, skills, and independent sources of income are more able to withstand the pressures of the patriarchal family and more…

— Deeyah Khan

We cannot leave vulnerable young men open to the exploitation of extremists, both for our own security and their own wellbeing.

— Deeyah Khan

Extremist movements are driven by their inability to tolerate the basic human fact of pluralism. They refuse to accept the natural cultural…

— Deeyah Khan

People do the most remarkable things in the most difficult of circumstances.

— Deeyah Khan

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

— Deeyah Khan

Living through the intersections of cultural diversity has given me an intimate understanding of the dynamics of living between the dimensions of…

— Deeyah Khan

For many young men, joining in a radical movement is a way of feeling powerful, which is particularly intoxicating for men who…

— Deeyah Khan

If we value human rights, they should be at the core of the project against violent extremism, and women a key part…

— Deeyah Khan

Rather than shutting down free speech, we need to broaden it, to make it possible for young people to say even the…

— Deeyah Khan

I'm a woman of colour. I am the daughter of immigrants. I am a Muslim. I am a feminist. I am a…

— Deeyah Khan

Through adopting radical extremism, some young men who previously felt humiliated and emasculated by their peers can now feel powerful and intimidating…

— Deeyah Khan

The self-proclaimed Islamic State cannot tolerate diversity, which is why we must celebrate it.

— Deeyah Khan