Featured PODCAST BY: QUEERCOLLECTIVETO.COM

Queer. Muslim. Rockstar. Activist. Urvah Khan is all of the above, and she’s here to spill the tea on holding identities the world says don’t mix. We’re talking queerness, faith, feminism, and the fight for liberation, plus why the West needs to stop acting like all Muslim women are oppressed. Urvah breaks down her personal journey, the power of community, and how she’s reclaiming the Azaan with a mic in one hand and a middle finger in the other. It’s raw, rebellious, and deeply queer.

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Urvah breaks down her personal journey, the power of community, and how she’s reclaiming the Azaan with a mic in one hand and a middle finger in the other. It’s raw, rebellious, and deeply queer. Let’s get into it.

– QUEERCOLLECTIVETO.COM

Records & Rockstars: URVAH KHAN

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

“Scrappy Lil’ Brown Girl with Sabbath Roots and a Mission. A recording artist/performer who is attempting to do what nobody’s done before.”

– Jeff Woods; Author of ‘Radio, Records & Rock stars’ & host of ‘Legends of Classic Rock’ on Q107FM

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Urvah Khan is the lead singer of the band Scrap Army. Her story of immigration, discovering rock n' roll in her 20's and making alternative music for women of colour is thrilling to listen to.

– Siobhan Woodrow; She's a punk Podcast

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Zee Ahmed speaks to Urvah about being a South Asian kid growing up with the music scene in Toronto, reconciling Muslim tradition with Western culture, and what inspired her to start ScrapFest.

– Zee Ahmed; Weirdo

Press

How Pakistani-Canadian Urvah Khan is boldly changing the world of rock music for South Asian women

‘Khan is building a new music world out of broken pieces — one that’s inclusive and fearlessly feminist.’

– Veronica Zaretski; CBC Arts

Urvah Khan is Helping Push the New Frontier of Punk From Toronto to Pakistan

“Khan is leader of Pakistan’s first female fronted English language punk band The Scrap Army, that celebrates self expression and the victories of being a brown woman.”

– Bandana Singh; Noisey/ Vice

“Urvah Khan: The First of Something”

Pakistan’s Axing of transgender music festival shows ‘nation’ not ready to be inclusive

“I thought, ‘I’ve never heard of a Pakistani woman making rock music.’ And I really want to be that woman.”

– Liisa Ladouceur; SOCAN Magazine

Pakistan’s Axing of transgender music festival shows ‘nation’ not ready to be inclusive

ScrapFest was due to take place in Karachi this month but permission was suddenly denied by the high court

- Sonia Sarkar; South China Morning Post

The Pakistani female punk rocker who’s defying all odds

Enter Urvah Khan, a Pakistani-Canadian punk rocker who aims to break that monotony with her music. Khan defies convention with her blonde Mohawk, piercings and tattoos – not exactly what a standard South Asian girl looks like.

– Rahul Aijaz; The Express Tribune

This pint-sized punk rocker hopes to take Pakistan by storm

Canadian-Pakistani punk rocker Urvah Khan is pushing the boundaries of rock music — and gender and cultural stereotypes — one performance at a time

– Rohini Nair; FirstPost India

‘We’ve never had idols to look up to,’ Queer Muslims in Toronto aim to amplify representation with annual show

Khan rocked the place, controlling the crowd with a punk rock attitude, the powerful force of her unique take on rock n roll music and a tonne of stage presence.

Creating a space for a frequently ostracized community to celebrate their entire identity, Muslim Pride is an annual show celebrating queer Muslim culture.

– Devon Banfield; NOW Toronto

Khan rocked the place, controlling the crowd with a punk rock attitude, the powerful force of her unique take on rock n roll music and a tonne of stage presence.

- Jesse Read; DROPOUT

Drunk Diplomat Accused of Groping Woman at Queer Event His Country Sponsored

The “white uncle” is Holger Ziegeler, Germany’s top diplomat in Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city. And these are the scenes from a video shot in November at Scrapfest

- Rimal Farrukh; VICE

Germany recalls diplomat after sexual harassment allegations

A top German diplomat was accused of groping a woman at an LGBTQ event in Karachi. But Germany's Foreign Ministry says it found "no evidence of sexual harassment." DW investigates.

– Birgitta Schülke | Naomi Conrad; DW GERMANY

“Urvah is; first ever female punk rock singer here in Pakistan and she is amazing!”

WORLD THIS MORNING INTERVIEW WITH URVAH KHAN

– Shahzad Khan; World this Morning (Pakistan Television)

“Pakistani-Canadian Woman Breaks Stereotypes With A Rendition Of Azaan”

“Urvah is; first ever female punk rock singer here in Pakistan and she is amazing!”

"A woman named Urvah Khan, dressed in jeans and top and her arms tattooed, seems to have broken many stereotypes."

– KC Archana; India Times

URVAH KHAN: SCRAP ROCK, SELF-BELIEF AND SUCCESS ACROSS BORDERS

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Zee Ahmed interviews Canadian-Pakistani musician and festival organiser Urvah Khan about being a Pakistani kid growing up with the music scene in Toronto, reconciling Muslim tradition with Western culture, and what inspired her to start ScrapFest.

- Zee Ahmed; Weirdo

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Canada’s queer Muslim community embraces multiple identities while confronting prejudice from many sides

– Laryb Abrar; XTRA Magazine

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

“Growing up, many queer and trans folks – including myself – didn’t have idols or representation we could look up to. We didn’t see ourselves reflected in the art around us,” Khan explained."

– Devon Banfield; NOW Toronto

Featured PODCAST BY: QUEERCOLLECTIVETO.COM

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Records & Rockstars: URVAH KHAN

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Press

How Pakistani-Canadian Urvah Khan is boldly changing the world of rock music for South Asian women

Urvah Khan is Helping Push the New Frontier of Punk From Toronto to Pakistan

“Urvah Khan: The First of Something”

Pakistan’s Axing of transgender music festival shows ‘nation’ not ready to be inclusive

Pakistan’s Axing of transgender music festival shows ‘nation’ not ready to be inclusive

Pakistan’s Axing of transgender music festival shows ‘nation’ not ready to be inclusive

The Pakistani female punk rocker who’s defying all odds

This pint-sized punk rocker hopes to take Pakistan by storm

‘We’ve never had idols to look up to,’ Queer Muslims in Toronto aim to amplify representation with annual show

Khan rocked the place, controlling the crowd with a punk rock attitude, the powerful force of her unique take on rock n roll music and a tonne of stage presence.

Khan rocked the place, controlling the crowd with a punk rock attitude, the powerful force of her unique take on rock n roll music and a tonne of stage presence.

Khan rocked the place, controlling the crowd with a punk rock attitude, the powerful force of her unique take on rock n roll music and a tonne of stage presence.

Drunk Diplomat Accused of Groping Woman at Queer Event His Country Sponsored

Germany recalls diplomat after sexual harassment allegations

“Urvah is; first ever female punk rock singer here in Pakistan and she is amazing!”

“Urvah is; first ever female punk rock singer here in Pakistan and she is amazing!”

“Pakistani-Canadian Woman Breaks Stereotypes With A Rendition Of Azaan”

“Urvah is; first ever female punk rock singer here in Pakistan and she is amazing!”

URVAH KHAN: SCRAP ROCK, SELF-BELIEF AND SUCCESS ACROSS BORDERS

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

Toronto queer artists on why 2SLGBTQ+ art is about more than just entertainment

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