Deeyah Khan is a BAFTA and two-time Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker. Through her work she has explored how people are drawn to violent extremist movements. She has spent years filming Islamist extremists, convicted terrorists, former jihadis, as well as current and former white supremacists and domestic terrorists, including armed militia groups in America for her documentaries. Deeyah is also the founder of Fuuse, an independent media and arts production company. In 2016, she became the first UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for artistic freedom and creativity.
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