Deeyah Khan

Summary

Deeyah Khan is a human^[1]. She was born in Oslo^[2]. She was born on August 7, 1977^[3]. She worked as a film director^[4], human rights defender^[5], women's rights activist^[6], and musician^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Deeyah Khan was born in Oslo^[2].
• Deeyah Khan was born on August 7, 1977^[3].
• Deeyah Khan held citizenship in Norway^[9].
• Deeyah Khan worked as a film director^[4].
• Deeyah Khan worked as a human rights defender^[5].
• Deeyah Khan worked as a women's rights activist^[6].
• Deeyah Khan worked as a musician^[7].
• Deeyah Khan held the position of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Deeyah Khan is Banaz a Love Story^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Deeyah Khan is White Right: Meeting The Enemy^[12].
• Deeyah Khan received the Peer Gynt Literary Award^[13].
• Deeyah Khan received the University of Oslo’s Human Rights Award^[14].
• Deeyah Khan received the Telenor Culture Award^[15].
• Deeyah Khan received the International Emmy Award^[16].
• Deeyah Khan received the Fritt Ord Award^[17].
• Deeyah Khan received the Peabody Awards^[18].
• Deeyah Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[19].
• Deeyah Khan is recorded as female^[20].
• Deeyah Khan's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Deeyah Khan's Commons category is recorded as Deeyah Khan^[22].
• Deeyah Khan's family name is recorded as Khan^[23].
• Deeyah Khan's official website is recorded as http://deeyah.com/^[24].
• Deeyah Khan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian^[25].
• Deeyah Khan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Deeyah Khan's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Deeyah Khan'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NO^[29]

• Began / founded: 1977-08-07^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: eb0008c8-0bce-4589-a337-e6bb9fe045f4^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Oslo^[2], Deeyah Khan… she was born on August 7, 1977^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], human rights defender^[5], women's rights activist^[6], and musician^[7]. Deeyah Khan held the position of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador^[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Banaz a Love Story^[11], a film^[32] and White Right: Meeting The Enemy^[12], a television series episode^[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Peer Gynt Literary Award^[13], a performance-related pay^[34], in Norway^[35], founded in 1971^[36]; University of Oslo’s Human Rights Award^[14], a human rights award^[37], in Norway^[38], founded in 1986^[39]; Telenor Culture Award^[15], an award^[40], in Norway^[41], founded in 1995^[42]; International Emmy Award^[16], a group of awards^[43], in United States^[44]; Fritt Ord Award^[17], an award^[45], in Norway^[46], founded in 1976^[47]; and Peabody Awards^[18], an award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1940^[50].

Personal Life

Deeyah Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[19].

Why It Matters

Deeyah Khan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (242 views/month, #7,213 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Deeyah Khan born?

Born in Oslo^[2], Deeyah Khan…

What did Deeyah Khan do for work?

Deeyah Khan worked as film director^[4], human rights defender^[5], women's rights activist^[6], and musician^[7].

What awards did Deeyah Khan receive?

Honors received include Peer Gynt Literary Award^[13], University of Oslo’s Human Rights Award^[14], Telenor Culture Award^[15], and International Emmy Award^[16].