Rewriting stories of migration - Asma Khan and Hassan Akkad (P1) | Studio B: Unscripted
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Asma Khan, the first British chef to feature on Netflix's Emmy-nominated Chef’s Table, uses her restaurant Darjeeling Express as a social enterprise to elevate those working behind the scenes in the food industry and beyond.
Syrian refugee and photographer Hassan Akkad documented his crossing in 2015 as part of a BAFTA-winning BBC series called Exodus: Our Journey to Europe. As an activist, he has been outspoken on issues of inequality - from Black Lives Matter to the need to respect health service support staff.
Together they discuss how they use their tools - food and a camera lens - to combat injustice.
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Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.
Yeah! I agree with you
If you want to be successful have the mindset of the rich, spend less and invest More. Don't give up your dreams.
That's very correct !! And that is why most of them end up losing they m o n e y to s c a m m e r s.
Don't be in a haste to invest. Know what and who you are investing to and be sure that the person will deliver before investing.
Learn and get the knowledge first before investing..
Opinions aside, the conversation comes across as a little forced. As if they've been told to be curious of each others and ask leading questions. Did anyone notice that?
These people deserve respect and need to be honored
Amazing salute to these incredible personalities. Gives me heartache to see how vain humans are thinking life will always b rosy and green. Yet the truth is any human life can change in nanosecond. Like Hassan beautifully put it, we never chose for these catastrophes to happen in our homelands. Every single life deserves peace and joy
Those of you touting this fraud as a hero, save your praise for those refugees who actually suffered and still suffer at the hands of the Assad regime. The image of Hassan Akkad that has been so carefully curated by the media and presented to the public as that of a selfless hero could not be further than reality. While his accolades, including a BAFTA, appear to signify a man driven by the desire to shine a light on the tragedies of the Syrian revolution, the reality reveals a much more cynical truth.
Akkad's narrative has been constructed around the idea of a humble and impoverished immigrant, a man who risked everything to escape the horrors of war by hopping on a dinghy from Greece to France before settling in the UK. However, this portrayal conveniently omits crucial details about his true background, revealing a story that is far from one of desperation or necessity.
Raised in an affluent household in Syria, Akkad was not born into the squalor or deprivation that many genuine refugees have known. His father owned a successful restaurant, and the family led a comfortable life in Syria before voluntarily moving to Dubai. In Dubai, Akkad enjoyed a successful career as an English teacher, living a life that was far from the desperate circumstances that he has portrayed in his media appearances. His family continued their prosperous existence, with his father expanding his business ventures in Dubai, ensuring that they were insulated from the economic hardships that plagued many in the region.
The image of Akkad as a destitute refugee is a manufactured one, designed to elicit sympathy and admiration from the public while masking the privileges he enjoyed. His decision to board a dinghy alongside actual refugees was not born out of necessity or desperation, but rather from a calculated move to profit from the suffering of others. Unlike those who fled their homes out of genuine fear for their lives, Akkad’s journey was premeditated, a strategic choice to create footage that he knew would resonate with a global audience hungry for stories of triumph over adversity. This footage, which eventually won him a BAFTA, was not the work of a philanthropist but of an opportunist who saw an opening to exploit a narrative for personal gain.
Akkad's decision to sell his footage to a major broadcasting network, rather than donating the proceeds to aid those truly in need, speaks volumes about his motivations. If his intentions had been pure, one might expect him to use his platform and the financial gains from his work to support the very people he claimed to represent. Instead, he embarked on a path of self-promotion, using the plight of the Syrian refugees as a stepping stone to further his own career.
Moreover, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Akkad garnered further praise for cleaning a hospital ward, an act that was widely covered in the media. Yet, this praise was misdirected, as it overshadowed the efforts of the actual hospital staff who risked their lives daily without seeking recognition. The reality is that Akkad’s actions, though commendable on the surface, were part of a larger pattern of self-aggrandizement, rather than genuine altruism.
The world has been duped by Akkad’s carefully constructed persona. What is presented as a story of a man who overcame unimaginable odds is, in truth, the tale of someone who capitalized on the suffering of others for fame and fortune. His BAFTA, rather than being a symbol of triumph over adversity, should be seen as a token of his hypocrisy, an award that rightfully belongs to those who have truly endured tragedy and suffering without seeking to profit from it.
Hassan Akkad is not the hero the world has been led to believe he is. He is a man who saw an opportunity to exploit a tragedy for personal gain, and he took it, without regard for the real heroes who continue to suffer in silence. His story is not one of inspiration, but of deception, and it is time that the truth about his actions comes to light.
food and asylum as gateways to a better existence fascinating 😁😁😁😁
Why not go to one of the other arab or Muslim countries, or even the many Asian countries. Why is it always the west.
Because we in Asia,Arab, or Muslin countries don't have any human rights
@@asifrao1228 you only have the rights that you are willing to fight for, the west took centuries to develop the rights it cherished and is now foolishly discarding. Why can't the east also develop those rights in its countries? Is there something unique about the west that is missing in the east?
Totally agree, the west are a soft touch for illegal economic migrants 😠
@@michaelgerard2 yes, one unique aspect is the lack of foreign interference. You can’t invade and destabilize countries and then ask “well why can’t the east develop like us”. How utterly ignorant. Poverty is always going to create room for social instability and corruption. The spread of western “democracy” has done anything but provide people with democracy and freedom.
They continue to torture me