Listen to the Banned is a compilation album that features the music of banned, censored and imprisoned artists from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.^[1][2] The album is the result of a two-year collaboration between the Norwegian artist Deeyah Khan and international organisation Freemuse [de]. As well as receiving critical acclaim, Listen to the Banned album has peaked at number 6 on the World Music Charts Europe and spent months on these charts.^[3] The album was released worldwide in 2010

Together with Freemuse, Deeyah's' aim with Listen to the Banned is to help give a voice to the voiceless and to promote freedom of creative and musical expression and to promote the work of Freemuse.^[4] The album is supported by Amnesty International UK.^[5]

Freemuse & Deeyah present Listen to the Banned is the first album release in what is planned to be a long term series of Listen to the Banned compilation albums.