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Ce que nous ne savons pas sur les enfants musulmans en Europe

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Deeyah Khan |

TEDxExeter

• April 2016

Enfant d'une mère afghane et d'un père pakistanais, élevée en Norvège, Deeyah Khan sait ce que c'est d’être une jeune coincée entre sa communauté et son pays. A travers ce discours puissant et plein d'émotion, la réalisatrice fait la lumière sur le sentiment de rejet et d'isolation connu par beaucoup d'enfants musulmans qui grandissent en Occident, et les conséquences fatales de ne pas comprendre notre jeunesse avant qu'elle ne tombe entre les mains des groupes extrémistes.

Enfant d'une mère afghane et d'un père pakistanais, élevée en Norvège, Deeyah Khan sait ce que c'est d’être une jeune coincée entre sa communauté et son pays. A travers ce discours puissant et plein d'émotion, la réalisatrice fait la lumière sur le sentiment de rejet et d'isolation connu par beaucoup d'enfants musulmans qui grandissent en Occident, et les conséquences fatales de ne pas comprendre notre jeunesse avant qu'elle ne tombe entre les mains des groupes extrémistes.

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Deeyah Khan is working to create intercultural dialogue and understanding by confronting the world's most complex and controversial topics.

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Banaz: A Love Story

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Deeyah Khan | The Guardian, 2015 | Article

"Together, we can conquer Isis’s savage world view"

Rosamund Urwin | Evening Standard, 2015 | Article

"Deeyah Khan: What IS do is like grooming - they prey on guilt, loneliness and anger"

Edited by Nikesh Shukla | Penguin, 2016 | Book

The Good Immigrant

A collection of experiences from various writers bearing dual heritage, exploring the trials and opportunities of a life lived in the 'third culture.' Riz Ahmed’s moving contribution is a particular favorite of mine.

Kenan Malik | Melville House, 2014 | Book

From Fatwa to Jihad

This book is rightfully a classic, covering the ascension of Muslim identity politics in the UK through personal and political narratives. A vital history of the growth of extremism from the Rushdie affair onwards.

Amartya Sen | W. W. Norton & Company, 2007 | Book

Identity and Violence

Sen’s take on identity really appeals to me. I relate to the way he describes identities being multiple rather than singular, and how he sees these multiple identities as being ways we can connect with each other. It’s a superpower that anyone can develop!

Jessica Stern | Harper Perennial, 2004 | Book

Terror in the Name of God

Stern carries out intimate interviews with terrorists inspired by religion including Jewish, Christian and Muslim fundamentalists. Like my film Jihad, her work explores a shared sense of humiliation and disenfranchisement which leaves people vulnerable to exploitation by extremist movements.

Nicole Pope | Book

Honour Killings in the 21st Century

Pope’s myth-busting investigations of 'honour' crimes in Turkey exposes the complex nature of these tragic crimes and their relationship to family structures.

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Work that inspires me

As well as these books, there are individuals working in the field who have also inspired me. Anthropologist Scott Atran’s ongoing research into how people become involved in terrorism brings fascinating and important insights to the forefront. I owe a lot of my understanding of 'honour'-based violence to my friend and colleague Joanne Payton. But, most of all, it’s the work of Sanam Anderlini-Naraghi that gives me the greatest hope for the future. Through building women’s networks against extremism, through the organization WASL, she’s actively engaged in working towards a world that celebrates pluralism, peace and rights.

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Learn more about Deeyah and her work at Fuuse.

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