'Kurdish diva' Helly Luv wants to 'Risk it All' for freedom [video]

Helan Abdullah—aka Helly Luv—is a Kurdish actress, pop star, and activist who is outspoken in her support for an independent Kurdish state. Despite being the target of death threats by radical Islamic groups including ISIS, she just released the music video for her song “Risk It All.”

Helly Luv the Kurdish artist challenging the Islamic State on i24News: #isis #Kurdish #Kurds @HellyLuv http://t.co/XOLUmOeyA9 via @YouTube

— Daniel Campos Putterman (@DanielCamposP1) September 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/_Rebin_/status/508230247443988480

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@HellyLuv Long live peshmarga we support our hero pic.twitter.com/A6NEoxn0a5

— #blue kurdish (@blue_kurdish) September 6, 2014

Kurdish famous singer @HellyLuv wears Peshmarga outfit in the Toronto International Film Festival. #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/pW335ngLXX

— Abdulla Hawez (@abdullahawez) September 7, 2014

Luv is currently attending the Toronto International Film Festival where the Kurdish film “Mardan” in which she appears is premiering.

@HellyLuv Kurdish Diva

— KURD_PERWERIM (@ChevrinT) September 6, 2014

Risk it all It really says it all

— KURD_PERWERIM (@ChevrinT) September 7, 2014

Courage.