Man @ The_airport: How Social Media Saved My Life - Couverture souple

Al Kontar, Hassan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1777010187 ISBN 13 : 9781777010188

Editeur : Tidewater Press, 2021

Synopsis

man@the_airport

How social media saved my life – One Syrian's story by Hassan Al Kontar
His only weapon was a cellphone

When civil war broke out in his home country in 2011, Hassan Al Kontar was a young Syrian living and working in the UAE. He refused to return to Syria for compulsory military service and lived illegally before being deported to Malaysia in November 2017. Four months later, unable to obtain a visa for any other country, he became trapped in the arrivals zone at Kuala Lumpur Airport.

Exiled by war and trapped by geopolitics, Al Kontar used social media and humour to tell his story to the world, becoming an international celebrity and ultimately finding refuge in Canada.

Man@the_airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, an "illegal" and a refugee. More broadly, it examines the power of social media to amplify individual voices and facilitate political dissent.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Hassan Al Kontar was raised in a prosperous Syrian home, the middle child of a mechanical engineer and nurse. He was working in the UAE when his work permit expired and civil war broke out in his home country. A conscientious objector by faith and temperament, he opted for a hand-to-mouth existence in the shadows until he was arrested and deported. Now a permanent resident of Canada based in Vancouver, he works as an emergency care worker for the Canadian Red Cross.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tidewater Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1777010187
• ISBN 13: 9781777010188
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible