Muslim in Trump’s America is available to watch now: ITV (UK)NRK (Norway) “The truth is, our country’s under attack from within, trying to destroy Christianity in this country. There’s going to come a time when we as a nation are going to stop putting up with it. It will probably require bloodshed.” – ‘K2’, a member of the Georgia III% Security Force militia “It feels like you are unseen, it…
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WHITE RIGHT: MEETING THE ENEMY Emmy Award winner for Best International Current Affairs film BAFTA Award nomination in the Current Affairs category RTS (Royal Television Society) Craft and Design Award Women in Film and TV Award winner in the BBC News and Factual category PeaceJam Special Jury Prize winner at Monte-Carlo TV Festival Rory Peck Award winner in the Sony Impact category for Current Affairs Asian Media Award winner in the Best…
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“I remember saying to my mum, ‘I don’t think I believe in God any more,’ And her saying, ‘You can’t tell anybody else because they’ll kill you, we are obliged to kill ex-Muslims,’ and that it would put me at extreme risk if anybody else was to find out, so that conversation ended there.” – Sadia, a former Muslim. This new documentary by Fuuse Films investigates the lives of ex-Muslims,…
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This CD collection celebrates the music, voices and artistic expression of Iranian women. –Deeyah Khan Deeyah Presents IRANIAN WOMAN. In Iran female voices are banned from all public forums, unless women singers perform for a female-only audience. Women can only sing in the company of men if they are part of a choir, so that no female voice can be heard. Produced by Deeyah, IRANIAN WOMAN is the second music collection in her ongoing…
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They are trouble-makers and peace-makers, activists and artists, doers, thinkers and revolutionaries. These women and men share a vision of the world where women live free from violence and fear, and where equality prevails. WORLD WOMAN is a shared space where we bring these extraordinary individuals together, to amplify their voices, and to join them in solidarity with their struggle for a more inclusive and equal world. –Deeyah Khan WORLD WOMAN is an intimate global gathering…
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2016 BAFTA Nomination in the Current Affairs documentary category Nominated for Best Documentary on Current Affairs at the 2016 Grierson Awards Nominated for a 2016 Golden Nymph Award at Monte-Carlo TV Festival Norwegian Ministry of Arts & Culture Human Rights Award The world has watched aghast as thousands of young men and women abandon comfortable lives in the West to join the barbaric ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and…
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Listen to the Banned is a CD produced by Deeyah and Ole Reitov of FREEMUSE, the only international organization dedicated to protecting musicians and composers’ right to freedom of expression. This critically acclaimed compilation features banned, censored, and imprisoned artists from Africa, Asia and The Middle East. “This is a collection of songs from artists around the world who have faced censorship or had their music banned. These artists and others like them in…
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‘Echoes of Indus’ by Ashraf Sharif Khan South Asian classical music is a unique synthesis of Hindu and Muslim traditions, an expression of peace, devotion and love that transcends the distinctions of caste, creed, religion and language. In Pakistan today, due to regressive and reactionary religious orthodoxy, modernization, apathy and lack of support for traditional classical music and its artists, it is becoming less and less viable for the keepers of…
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Nordic Woman is a compilation album conceived of and produced by Deeyah featuring female artists from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland who draw their inspiration from the various and distinctive styles of traditional Nordic music. Nordic Woman is the first music collection in an ongoing WOMAN series dedicated to celebrating women’s voices and musical heritage from around the world. Each album, Deeyah explains, is a journey through traditional music forms as expressed through women’s voices…
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HBVA (Honour Based Violence Awareness network) is an international digital resource centre working to advance understanding and awareness of Honour Killings and Honour Based Violence through research, documentation, information and training for professionals; teachers, health workers, social services, police, politicians, and others who may encounter individuals at risk. HBVA builds and promotes a network of experts, activists, and NGOs from around the world, establishing international partnerships to facilitate greater collaboration and education. HBVA is…
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Banaz Mahmod was murdered by her own family, in an honour killing. This film tells Banaz’s story, in her own words, for the first time – and tells the story of the extraordinary police team who refused to give up, and finally brought her killers to justice. Peabody Award Winner 2013 International Emmy Award 2013 – Best Film, Current Affairs (nomination) British Royal Television Society Awards 2013 – Best Documentary, Current Affairs (nomination)…
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MEMINI | REMEMBERING THE LIVES OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MURDERED FOR THE SAKE OF FALSE HONOUR Every human life is sacred, every person by dint of being born is given a life to live out. We all die, so dying in and of itself is not the tragedy. The tragedy is whether the essence of the person was able to speak and contribute to this world while she was alive. MEMINI, is…
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What is sister-hood? Women of Muslim heritage are always in the news – as victims, as ‘jihadi brides’, in innumerable pieces on hijab. We are endlessly spoken for, and spoken about. It’s time we got to speak for ourselves. If we can’t get heard through mainstream media outlets, then it’s time to build our own. We cannot allow ourselves to be placed on the margins of debates that directly concern us. Produced by…
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