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Below is a translation of a Norwegian article published about Deeyah:
Saturday 20th April 1996
 Deepika's behaviour is unacceptable says Lall Khan, leadership member in Oslo's oldest Muslim congregation, Islamic Cultural Centre.The congregation has 1800 members in Oslo which receives approximately 500,000.00 kroners in government support.
Khan says:
- That Deepika throws off her clothes and performs half naked is absolutely disliked in the Pakistani community here in Norway. Our culture and our religion does not accept that Muslims should behave the way she does, says Khan. He thinks that Deepika is a bad example for other Muslims and a bad representative for the Muslim community in Norway.
- It is not right to threaten her, but I can understand that people react in such a way to her. It is natural that Muslims react to her behaviour.
VG journalist: But Isn't Deepika Norwegian, born in Norway?
Lall Khan: - Yes, but she is a Muslim.
VG journalist: How long does she have to be different from Norwegian girls?
Lall Khan: - That's a good question. We feel it is important to protect our identity, our culture and our religion. She could still be Norwegian if she could put on more clothes.
VG journalist: So according to you she has too little clothes on?
Lall Khan: - Yes absolutely. We also do not like that she is a Muslim and performs in discotheques-- for example.
VG journalist: Isn't it positive that she can be both Norwegian and Muslim at the same time?
Lall Khan: - She first and foremost has to be a Muslim.
VG journalist: Is she not allowed to be a believing person even though she shows her belly button?
Lall Khan: - No, not according to Islam. This is a breach of Islamic law. Women should be covered and only show their face.
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Deeyah signing with American Music Mogul: Article from Norwegian newspaper VG reporting on Deeyah signing with legendary American artist manager Steven Fargnoli who managed and shaped the careers of Prince, Sinead O'Conor and Earth Wind and Fire. Deeyah signing to Warner Brothers Music :
VG article about Deeyah signing a sensational record contract with Warner Music's European director Rob Dickinson.
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Deeyah meets Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan:
Deeyah meeting with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for the first time in Oslo Norway where she had to sing for him. He was so impressed with her vocal ability he gave her his blessings and invited her to sing with him on stage that same evening. Deeyah declined saying she has too much respect for the Ustad and did not feel worthy of sharing a stage with him. Khan made Deeyah promise to sing with him at a concert in the future whenever she wanted to and felt comfortable.
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Norwegian Newspaper Article:
Article about a 15 year old Deeyah (Deepika) in Norwegian newspaper NTB. Article is about the unique blend of Deeyah's music on "I Alt Slags Lys", where she blends Pakistani music with Norwegian lyrics. Deeyah is compared to Sheila Chandra and Ofra Haza in this article.
Morten Harket and Deeyah collaboration:
Deeyah duett with Morten Harket (who reached international fame being the lead singer in Norwegian pop group A-HA).
This clipping is from Dagbladet one of the main national newspapers from Norway
The student teacher ceremony was reported here in Aftenposten newspaper this event was attended by Jan Garbarek who is one of the most respected Jazz musicians in the world. Deeyah (14) here becomes the student of world renowned musician Ustad Sultan Khan who also played on her first album 'I Alt Slags Lys'.
Culture Mix With Deepika and Knut Reiersrud
This is a Dagbladet article from 1992 talking about the exciting and rare mix of cultures on Deeyah's debut album 'I Alt Slags Lys' photographed at the prestigious recording studio Rainbow Studios during recording in Oslo Norway. Here you see Ustad Shaukat Hussain Khan, Knut Reiersrud, Reidar Skår, Ustad Sultan Khan and Deeyah together. Again this articles talks about this young Pakistani Muslim girl's rare musical ability and talent that has brought these phenomenal musicians together to work with her. These musicians don't work with any random artist let alone a young woman of only 14 years old.
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 Deepika at 14 years old this big article about Deeyah was written in Dagbladet (one of the major national newspapers in Norway) in 1991 talking about the fact that even at that young of an age she was breaking down boundaries of musical genres and cultural and societal barriers of perceptions placed on a young Muslim girl born in Norway-tipping her for great things in her career
______________________________________________________________ Here is Deeyah again on another cover of a newspaper the article talks about her second album self titled 'Deepika' and the new blend of music styles and about how she has grown up from the very little girl we all knew from her first appearance on TV at age 7 or 8..
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Deepika Grows Up
 The 18 year old Deeyah releases 2nd solo album. Here on the Front cover of Dagbaldet.The reason people in the media always like to refer to Deeyah's Pakistani heritage of her father more than the Afghan heritage of her mother is because the biggest non white immigrant community in Norway is of Pakistanis (and most media attention Pakistanis had before Deeyah was only about the high rate of crime in the Pakistani community in Norway) and obviously because Deeyah's dad is from Pakistan.
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