Deeyah Khan Quotes

It is a hard, tough time now in the Middle East, and it is up to people to change things.—not only by changing regimes and political stuff, but also by believing in women.

We must not only imagine a better future for women, children, and persecuted minorities; we must work consistently to make it happen - prioritizing humanity, not war.

I am passionate about human rights.

We are affirming human rights for all women and girls, acknowledging the full range of diversity that exists, and detailing actions to prevent violence.

A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

Education is a vacine for violence.

I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.

We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population. We discovered this with women decades ago, and now it's time to realize it with introverts.

I don't want women and their families to be left out and left behind. We can fight for them. We will fight for them. They deserve better and I want to give them better.

The recognition of rights for women and minorities became a large part of my understanding of what this country is all about.

When women participate in peace-making and peace-keeping, we are all safer and more secure.

You supposed to be able to do anything in this world. That's what Martin Luther King told me.

If you want peace, work for justice.

Calls for Christians to mobilize politically against others is contrary to the teaching and example of Jesus.

Peace is a human right and those who deny you peace are those who are violating an essential right.

We are justified in believing that the success of this movement for equality of the sexes means more progress toward equality of the races.

The theme of the Labor Department's centennial is 'Then, Now, Next.' So in honoring Esther Peterson, we look not just to the past but to the future, acknowledging with honesty and a sense of purpose the lingering challenges we still face and the distance we've yet to travel before equality is truly a reality in the lives of all women.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.

I think diversity and having women and people of color in key positions is really important.

I'm just about social justice. Amen to women like me!

Like feminism, I want to create systems and structures for the equity for all people, especially girls and women.

Other things equal, we should give a chance to women. That's what I try to do.

We at the Women's March tried intersectionality, and we were the group that said we're going to do it right, and we're going to defy our women-of-color elders who told us, 'We did this with the white woman before, and it doesn't work.'