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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 superheroes to crime dramas.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Ability Association Commit Continuing Control Crime Defined Dramas Heroism Independence Media Men Message Our Provides Superheroes Through Violence

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Extremism is a complicated issue, but without addressing how it appeals to men and boys, we may be missing an important motivation and a way to address the problems in our towns and cities.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Address Addressing Appeals Boy Cities Complicated Extremism How Important Issue May Men Missing Motivation Our Problems Towns Way Without

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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 have been there, and those who have made their way back, if we want to stop others from taking their first steps down this same path into darkness.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Back Become Been Born Darkness Down Easy First Listen Made Need Others Path Route Same Steps Stop Surprisingly Taking Terrorist Those Want Way Who

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

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Find Hate Like May Myself Other Preachers Regularly

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

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Cannot Celebrate Diversity Islamic Must State Tolerate Which Why

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The Islamic State does not want us to open our doors to their refugees. It wants them to be hopeless and desperate. It does not want us to enjoy ourselves with our families and friends in bars and concert halls, stadiums and restaurants. It wants us to huddle in our houses, within our own social groups, and close our doors in fear.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Bars Close Concert Desperate Does Doors Enjoy Families Fear Friends Groups Halls Hopeless Houses Islamic Open Our Ourselves Own Refugees Restaurants Social Stadiums State Them Us Want Wants Within

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Jihadis want to watch the world burn, to bring everything crashing down, to destroy the establishment and rebuild it after their own pitiless vision. This misguided utopianism is what makes them such effective bogeymen.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: After Bring Burn Crashing Destroy Down Effective Establishment Everything Makes Misguided Own Rebuild Them Vision Want Watch World

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We ignore the similarities between the religious extremism and ethno-nationalism at our peril.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Between Extremism Ignore Our Peril Religious Similarities

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Political and economic insecurity inevitably translates into insecurity in people's everyday lives, from lack of access to welfare to the increasing lack of security in the workplace.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Access Economic Everyday Increasing Inevitably Insecurity Lack Lives People Political Security Welfare Workplace

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

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Circumstances Difficult Most People Remarkable Things

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Biography

Nationality: Norwegian

Type: Director

Born: August 7th, 1977

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