Deeyah Khan
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1977-08-07 ) 7 August 1977 (age 48) , Oslo , Norway
- Occupations
- Film director , Founder & CEO of Fuuse
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Known for
- Banaz a Love Story , White Right: Meeting The Enemy
- Awards
- Peabody Award (2013 & 2021) Emmy Award (2013 & 2018) British Royal Television Society Award (Best Director – Documentary/Factual 2018) BAFTA / Current Affairs 2021
- Website
- deeyah .com
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Khan
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Oslo
- Occupation
- musician
- Position held
- UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Official website
- deeyah.com
- Image
- Deeyah Khan 2017 (cropped).png
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- Deeyah Khan
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- 1992-00-00
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- Deeyah Khan
- date of birth
- 1977-08-07
- name in native language
- دیا خان
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Encyclopedic overview
Deeyah Khan (Urdu: دیا خان, pronounced [diːja xaːn], born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the Royal Television Society award for Best Factual Director. She has made seven documentaries to date, all have been shown on ITV in the UK as part of its Exposure series.
Her debut film as director and producer, Banaz: A Love Story (2012) about the honor killing of a British-Kurdish woman won an Emmy and a Peabody.
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