Deeyah

Deeyah ), born August 7, 1977 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian singer, music producer, composer, film maker and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. She is an outspoken supporter of women's rights, freedom of expression and peace. She often uses social media like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter to raise awareness of honour killings and other women centric issues. Since 2006/07, Deeyah completely stopped performing as an artist, instead turning her focus to producing and composing music.