Terje Bjøranger and Gunnar Valentin Svensson:
The authors of the book “Honor related crime” have been nominated because they describe in practice the culture of honor that Shabana Rehman fought against all her life. The two policemen have been working on the topic for over 25 years, documenting both forced marriages, violence, honor killings and negative social control.
Although they have met with opposition, after this book no one can deny that the culture of honor and negative social control is a problem that concerns the whole of society. The authors’ great strength, alongside thorough and detailed descriptions of specific events, is that they insist that everyone should be treated equally in relation to the law – completely regardless of cultural or religious differences.
In their work, Terje Bjøranger and Gunnar Valentin Svensson have documented much of the actual basis for the now defunct organization “Born Free”. They are therefore nominated for the Shabana Rehman Memorial Prize 2024
Noman Mubashir
With his program series “Lett å hate” on NRK, Noman Mubashir has put his head on the line. On a highly personal, documentary journey, he has directed the spotlight on what it is like to be a triple minority – both gay, Norwegian-Pakistani and Muslim at the same time.
Noman Mubashir experienced both bullying and harassment when, inspired by King Harald’s speech about “boys who like boys” in 2016, he came out as a gay Muslim in adulthood. In “Lett og hate” he seeks out both Sian and his old congregation to find out why people have to be kicked out of good company.
Noman Mubashir has shown both vulnerability and great, personal courage. Through his work to increase the freedom and acceptance of vulnerable minorities, he has worked entirely in the spirit of Shabana. He is therefore nominated for the Shabana Rehman Memorial Prize 2024.
Arin Soltanpanah, Sepideh Sanati, Soshiant Forouzkoohi and Ilyada Tuncar
The girls behind the podcast “Hør’a” have created a furore by talking about everything that “brown girls” are not really supposed to talk about, namely … completely normal things. Without an older brother to look after them, the group of friends from Lørenskog sit in the girls’ room and joke about boys, sex, partying, identity and prime brown cheese.
And precisely by doing the usual, the four “Hør’a” girls do what Shabana wanted all girls to be able to do – namely, exactly what they want in full public view. This is how they have taken the liberty of being free with the greatest naturalness.
Arin Soltanpanah, Sepideh Sanati, Ilyada Tuncar and Soshiant Firouzkoohi have family with backgrounds from Iran, Turkey and Kurdistan. Today, they give voice to a generation that is raising their parents. The girls behind “Hør’a” on NRK have therefore been nominated for the Shabana Rehman Memorial Award 2024.
