Deeyah Khan - Befriending the ‘Other’: Seeing Beyond Extremism

Thomas talks with award-winning documentary filmmaker Deeyah Khan about her experience of interviewing extremists. Rather than dismissing them as unreachable fanatics, Deeyah has decided to engage them directly as human beings, with respect for our common humanity. She and Thomas reflect on how to remain hopeful and empathetic amidst the social divisiveness of our time.

Multi-award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan has directed documentaries such as “Banaz: A Love Story (2012)” and “White Right: Meeting The Enemy (2017)”, which have shed light on the heartbreaking reality of discrimination and violence while telling people’s compelling stories through a loving lens.

Dehumanizing others causes us to lose our humanity. Do you have the courage to open your mind and remain hopeful for change?

Key Points:

2:57 Deeyah’s purpose in filmmaking

12:56 Why the focus on dark, brutal topics?

17:57 When the unexpected becomes a lifesaver

21:51 Authenticity is healing

24:59 Dehumanizing others means dehumanizing yourself

29:20 On making “White Right”

38:51 Change is always possible

43:43 Extremism lures the broken

49:50 Learn to sit with the darkness

52:55 Love conquers all

59:46 One simple step creates the biggest impact

1:03:09 Dealing with a polarized world

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Deeyah Khan is a Norwegian multi-awarded documentary film director and human rights activist. Her debut film, Banaz: A Love Story (2012) won an Emmy and a Peabody. She is the founder and CEO of Fuuse, a leading documentary film and digital media company for broadcasters and live events. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Sister-Hood Magazine, spotlighting the diverse voices of women of Muslim heritage. She became the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity in 2016.

Website: deeyah.com

Twitter: @Deeyah_Khan

Instagram: @deeyahkhan

Facebook: facebook.com/Deeyah.deeyah

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Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2008. The origin of his work and more than two decades of study and practice on healing collective trauma is detailed in his book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds

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