Deeyah Khan

Deeyah Khan (Urdu: دیا خان‎, pronounced [diːja xaːn], born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian British 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 six 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.

Deeyah Khan

Deeyah Khan (Urdu: دیا خان‎, pronounced [diːja xaːn], born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian British 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 six 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.