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Young Lebanese artist Remy Akl has sparked controversy and debate over her latest work of art, a video supported by the non-governmental organization “Abaad” that advocates for women’s issues in Lebanon and the Arab world.
In the video, Akl appears while speaking about the verbal and physical violence suffered by women, which is being symbolized and compared to the oriental sweets “baklava” known in most of the world.
The authors of this video attempt to say that women who endow a man’s life with sweetness and good greed are subjected to oppression and violence in light of a patriarchal patriarchal system that views the fair sex in an inferior way and as a pleasure tool whose rights are digested, just like baklava is eaten.
The video was introduced with a poetic introduction, saying: “Red here does not symbolize birth, and this video contains a scene that has not been shown before. I have not made it more dramatic, it only harms the mind, eye, heart and soul with its truth, and its impact on thoughtfulness, imagination, memory and mental health. But it is not dramatic. Do not worry “.
#Safety_to whom do you give_safety pic.twitter.com/AyoEOPeP23
– Is it so..! (@sutyayman) December 15, 2020
With the phrase “because you are dangerous”, the young Lebanese artist asks to give security to those who give security and tranquility to the men in their lives.
Interaction with the “baklava” video was uneven and the impact on social networking sites ranged from welcome to unacceptable.
In one of the comments on Facebook, “someone says:” The video is beautiful and a great effort, but the symbolism of the woman with baklava and the man in danger generalized the theory that the baklava is a generous and beautiful creator of security and that danger (that is, man) is bad in everything and a burden on the baklava in all directions. “.
As for Ayman Nassif, he wrote a tweet in English, saying: “In our Lebanese and Arab streets and in our patriarchal system, women are called ‘baklava’ … what an amazing and powerful message that has been wonderfully executed. “.
‘In our Lebanese-Arab streets and in our patriarchal system, women are nicknamed’ Baklava ” …
What an amazing and powerful message beautifully executed! WAOH
I am safe#SafetyForSafekeepers
Creator @ remieakl1 https://t.co/8i0S5ky6K4– Imen Neffati (@dr_neffati) December 15, 2020
In another comment, Serge Majdalani, one of the staff members in charge, said: “I am happy to be involved in this work. The baklava video has achieved more than 1.2 million views in less than 24 hours.”
We made history.
The Baklava video I had the pleasure of working on for the epic Remie Akl reached 1.2 million views in less than 24 hours.
Grateful and grateful 🙏🏻❤️🎬
Producer: Lilian El Sous pic.twitter.com/9LjMsZyGIJ– Serge Majdalany (@sergemajdalany) December 16, 2020
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