Hope Not Fear

Finding My Way from Refugee to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner and Activist

Hope Not Fear
Hassan Akkad
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Hardback
h234 x 153mm - 304pg
2 Sep 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781529059816
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' I' ve experienced the best and worst of humanity. I' ve been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story - my story - is one of hope, not fear. ' A frontline covid ward cleaner. A BAFTA award-winning refugee. A photographer and filmmaker with an instinct to raise awareness, help and connect. From the jasmine-scented streets of Damascus to uprisings, protest, torture and being forced to flee his home, Hassan Akkad has experienced the unimaginable. Yet, he still holds on to hope and chooses to see the kindness in humanity every day. Driven by an unshakeable instinct to raise awareness, help and connect, Hassan describes both his perilous journey to the UK - the subject of his BAFTA award-winning film ' Exodus' - and his life in Syria before the war. Since seeking asylum in the UK, it is this caring instinct and determination that has seen Hassan share not only his experience as a unique eye-witness as a refugee, but to the coronavirus pandemic, where his documentation of work as a cleaner on a London hospital Covid-19 ward instigated a government U-turn on excluding the families of NHS cleaners and porters from its bereavement compensation scheme. With his unique storyteller' s instinct, Hassan has captured hearts the world over. He bridges national and political divides, his humanity, sense of service and ideals bring people together. Readers of his story in Hope Not Fear will not want to cry, but to campaign because his message of triumphing over adversity by standing together, united in kindness and love, is the single most important message of our time. In this book, he shows us why.
Galvanising and uplifting. -- Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller * A journey of hope and connection, of finding humanity in unlikely places and building something for the future. If you' re feeling bleak about the way things are going - this will do much to restore your faith. -- Francesca Brown * Stylist * Hassan Akkad is a remarkable soul with a remarkable story. He not only leads us through his own physical and emotional odyssey, but teaches us about our own society. -- Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News Syria has lost another extraordinary young person in Hassan Akkad. His terrifying and candid account is yet another reminder of how much we gain as a society when we welcome those to whom we owe nothing. -- Emma Thompson
Hassan Akkad is a photographer, film-maker and activist living in London. He fled Syria in 2015 and was part of the team that made Exodus: Our Journey to Europe which won the BAFTA for Best Factual Series or Strand in 2017. Hassan campaigned successfully for the removal of the GBP400 surcharge for immigrant NHS cleaners and porters to use the NHS themselves and for the reversal of their exclusion from its bereavement scheme. His video welcoming refugees to the UK, with Led by Donkeys, was projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover and featured across UK news networks. He has featured across print and broadcast media, including in Vogue, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Independent and on BBC News and Good Morning Britain. Hope Not Fear is his first book.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529059816
Published: 2 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bluebird
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 304

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