Papiya represents the struggle of British muslim Asians. She has seen everything, from infanticide to domestic violence to honour killing. For many years she had to live a life of two identities and the only thing that has freed her from that was being forced into marriage by her Father. Finally, now she can continue to pursue her dreams with her strong mind. From her experiences, she will help others in her situation in the future.
The text which is projected across her face is about her Mother, who has been a light and rolemodel for her throughout her life. She has showed Papiya how to endure pain and get on with life, and sacrefice your happiness for those you love.
As for many British Asians, Nizar struggles with his identity. We neither fit here nor there and we live a life in limbo. The text is the lyrics from a song by Outlandish which brings in the discrimination against Muslims when assciated with Terrorism. It brings forward the issue of what its like to be British and to be a Muslim.
Bandi is a refugee from Kurdistan. He is a man without a state. After the war, he came to UK to seek a better life. He has now applied for university here to study Islamic Law and dreams that one day, his country will be independent. The text is a poem about the massacre in Halabja, when Saddam Hussein used chemical gases to target hundreds of Kurds.
Zdenek is an economic migrant from the Czech Republic. The text tells us about his life. I chose to use the peopel's mother tongues to show the diversity of migrants in the UK, though they often get bunched together by the Media.
Alban is a refugee from Kosovo. He escaped the war when he was very young and like many others, saw the horrors of the genocide there. Even when he arrived in UK, he was detained at the age of 12. Now, he works in construction, like many other Albanians in UK. The text is an albanian translation of the song by the Cranberries called its in your head (which describes the war in Ireland). It has the same messages which relate to the Kosovan War.
Papiya represents the struggle of British muslim Asians. She has seen everything, from infanticide to domestic violence to honour killing. For many years she had to live a life of two identities and the only thing that has freed her from that was being forced into marriage by her Father. Finally, now she can continue to pursue her dreams with her strong mind. From her experiences, she will help others in her situation in the future.
The text which is projected across her face is about her Mother, who has been a light and rolemodel for her throughout her life. She has showed Papiya how to endure pain and get on with life, and sacrefice your happiness for those you love.
As for many British Asians, Nizar struggles with his identity. We neither fit here nor there and we live a life in limbo. The text is the lyrics from a song by Outlandish which brings in the discrimination against Muslims when assciated with Terrorism. It brings forward the issue of what its like to be British and to be a Muslim.
Bandi is a refugee from Kurdistan. He is a man without a state. After the war, he came to UK to seek a better life. He has now applied for university here to study Islamic Law and dreams that one day, his country will be independent. The text is a poem about the massacre in Halabja, when Saddam Hussein used chemical gases to target hundreds of Kurds.
Zdenek is an economic migrant from the Czech Republic. The text tells us about his life. I chose to use the peopel's mother tongues to show the diversity of migrants in the UK, though they often get bunched together by the Media.
Alban is a refugee from Kosovo. He escaped the war when he was very young and like many others, saw the horrors of the genocide there. Even when he arrived in UK, he was detained at the age of 12. Now, he works in construction, like many other Albanians in UK. The text is an albanian translation of the song by the Cranberries called its in your head (which describes the war in Ireland). It has the same messages which relate to the Kosovan War.
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