in the intersection of art and activism Views and activism Deeyah is an outspoken activist for human rights, freedom of expression, peace and equality. Deeyah actively addresses women’s rights. Deeyah has written opinion pieces for publications including The Guardian, Huffington Post, The Mirror, The Times, ITV and VG. Khan is a strong critic of far-right politics and campaigns extensively against racism and anti-immigration policies. She is also known for challenging the growing radicalization and extremism within Muslim communities. Deeyah conceived of and founded Sister-hood in 2007, whose aim is to provide an outlet of artistic expression for young aspiring Muslim female artists in different disciplines. Sister-hood was relaunched in 2016 as a global online magazine and live events platform promoting the voices of women of Muslim heritage. Khan founded Memini in early 2011, a global digital initiative to promote remembrance of victims of honour killings worldwide. Memini was given a True Honour award by UK charity Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation along with several other UK campaigners. In February 2012, Khan founded Honour Based Violence Awareness network with Joanne Payton of Cardiff University (HBVA), a digital resource centre working to advance understanding and awareness of Honour Killings and Honour Based Violence through research, training and information. In 2016, Deeyah delivered a TED talk titled: "What We Don’t Know About Europe’s Muslim Kids and Why We Should Care". She shares her experiences of being the child of an Afghan mother and Pakistani father raised in Norway, stuck between her family's community and her country. In her emotional talk she unearths the rejection and isolation felt by many Muslim kids growing up in the West – and the deadly consequences of not embracing youth before extremist groups do. Awards, nominations, honors 1996: Received an Honor Award from the for being a cultural bridge, creating understanding and tolerance through her musical and artistic contributions. 2009: Recipient, with Cont Mhlanga and Belarus Free Theatre, of the international Freedom to Create Prize. 2012: Given the Ossietzky Award, Norwegian PEN´s prize for outstanding achievements within the field of freedom of expression. 2013: Shortlisted for the Liberty Human Rights Arts Award. 2015: Awarded Plan Jentepris (given each 11 October, the International Day of the Girl Child) by its Norwegian branch. 2015: Named a Young Global Leader in the field of the arts. 2015: Named a Ford Foundation Visiting Fellow for the program, The Art of Change.