This is reported by his brother Shakeel Rehman in a post on Facebook. – It is with bottomless sadness that I have to announce that our dearly loved irreplaceable sister, daughter, aunt, friend, centrepiece, mood spreader and pride passed away peacefully early today. She has been hospitalized for the last 8 days before she traveled on today, he writes in the post. At the end of April, comedian and public debater Shabana Rehman said in an interview with Se og Hør that she had contracted pancreatic cancer, and that the disease had spread. In an interview with Aftenposten, she talked about what it was like to live with the disease and about life in the limelight. – I don’t know if I’ll make it out of 2022. But I have no fear of panic, she said in the interview. Had hope Rehman received treatment for the disease in Germany. news met her when she was at home for a trip in August 2022. She and her roommate then said that they had cautious hope. – People with the diagnosis have been told that there is nothing more the doctors can do. I have seen many give up. I don’t think they deserve it. it is a deep, human thing to have hope. A human right indeed. And I have hope. I can’t run away from that. It is there. And that is why I have decided to be open about the disease, she said. Shabana Rehman received the Ossietzky prize for 2022. Head of Norsk PEN, Kjersti Løken Stavrum, presented the award at Rehman’s home. Photo: Gunnar Bratthammer / news She had just learned that she had been awarded Norsk PEN’s Ossietzky prize for 2022 for the exercise of freedom of expression in a “creative and sensational way” over several decades. The distribution took place at the beginning of September before Rehman was due to return to Germany for treatment. It made a strong impression on her to receive this award. – Those who have handed him out are people who have long experience with persecuted people. People who fight for freedom of expression. So when this board has selected me, I know that this has been well thought out. They know what it costs, Rehman told news. At the end of October, she visited Lindmo. There she told, among other things, how suddenly falling ill changed the way she looked at things. And how in the middle of the crisis she found love again. Received Free Speech Award Shabana Rehman was born on 14 July 1976 in Karachi, Pakistan. She came to Norway the following year, and grew up together with her parents and six siblings at Holmlia in Oslo. She started as a columnist in VG in 1996. She later also wrote for Dagbladet, Aftenposten, Danish Information and Nettavisen. Rehman has contributed to anthologies, written collections of articles and the autobiography “Blåveis – min vei ut av av volden”, which came out in 2009, where she wrote about her own experiences with abuse and violence, among other things. Shabana Rehman and Aslam Ahsan shared the Fritt Ords pris in 2002. Photo: Tor Richardsen / NTB She was awarded the Fritt Ords pris in 2002 together with Aslam Ahsan. In the dedication, it was stated that they received the prize for having contributed in their own way to building bridges between cultures. In 2020, she was appointed a member of the government’s freedom of expression commission. Standup Rehman started as a young writer in VG. The texts laid the foundation for the material she presented when she debuted as a stand-up comedian in 1999. A woman with an immigrant background who joked about sewn-on hymens and forced marriage was noticed. She was interviewed by both local and national media, was a guest on talk shows, and became a comedian everyone was talking about. Shabana Rehman premiere of the show “Shabana Rehman skis over Greenland” in 2013. Photo: Tor Richardsen / NTB Gradually there were more stunts. Like when she was pictured naked in the colors of the Norwegian flag on the front page of Dagbladet Magasinet. Or when she kissed then Minister of Culture Valgerd Svarstad Haugland on stage in Haugesund. The “Mulla lift” She got most attention for the so-called “mulla lift” in 2004. Rehman had it as part of her show to lift men at the time. During a debate meeting about Mullah Krekar’s book “Med egne ord”, Shabana Rehman grabbed Krekar’s hips and lifted him into the air. Krekar, whose real name is Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad, is a former guerrilla leader from Kurdish northern Iraq, who came to Norway in 1991. In 2003, he was deported out of concern for the country’s security, but only in 2020 was he handed over to the Italian authorities. The video of the promise was shown around the world. Krekar did not like what had happened, and insisted that pictures from the incident must not be made public. He also reported Rehman to the police, but the case was dropped. Putting the spotlight on taboo subjects Shabana Rehman engaged in a wide range of questions. Among other things, she was a prominent voice in debates around immigration and integration. She took up controversial and often “forbidden” topics in the immigrant community. Shabana Rehman together with Bård Tufte Johansen and Harald Eia in a demonstration in support of children’s and young people’s rights in a multicultural society in 2002. Shabana Rehman during Noah’s demonstration for animal police outside the Storting in 2014. Shabana Rehman and leader of Noah, Siri Martinsen (hidden to the right), delivered 143,000 signatures against fur to then Minister of Agriculture Jon Georg Dale (Frp) in 2016Shabana Rehman during a demonstration against honor killings and social control in 2017. During a demonstration for the abortion law in front of the Storting in 2018, Shabana Rehman was one of those who held appeal. Among other things, she put the spotlight on prejudices between different cultures in Norwegian society, on honor killings and social control and gang crime in Oslo. And often participated in debates on radio and TV. In the new year 2022, she was also seen in TV 2’s “Farmen – celebrity” together with Kjersti Grini, Sophie Elise Isachsen and Vebjørn Selbekk, among others. But she was also preoccupied with animals and animal welfare. She became involved in the case of establishing her own animal police, and in getting the fur industry in Norway closed down. Born Free In 2017, she helped establish the foundation Born Free together with author Amal Aden and actor and director Iram Haq. The foundation was supposed to help combat honor-related violence and control in the immigrant environment. The establishment of the foundation is said to have taken place following an initiative by Liberal politicians Trine Skei Grande and Abid Raja. Photo: Heiko Junge / Heiko Junge Born Free received public benefits. But in 2020, the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (Imdi) announced that they would investigate whether the foundation met the conditions for public benefits. The consulting firm Ernst & Young reviewed the finances, and the findings led Imdi to cut the allowance. Født Fri and Shabana Rehman rejected the criticism, and believed there were several errors in the report. They complained about the decision to stop the benefit, but were refused. In January 2021, the foundation went bankrupt. Rehman is said to have considered complaining about the case to the Civil Ombudsman when she fell ill. Had a good conscience After being part of the Norwegian public for 25 years, Rehman has seen his mark on several issues and debates. She has occasionally been controversial both in the immigrant community and among Norwegians. But when she spoke to Aftenposten in May about her illness and her life, she was asked if she regretted anything she had done. – I’ve tried to turn my head, but I still can’t think of anything. Ha-ha! I have slept with a clear conscience all my life. Many people have probably been annoyed by that.
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