LAYLA'S BURN BOOK - How To Forget The Racism Of 2016

This Burn Book (ft Alaa) is about not letting the xenophobia of the day anchor your awesomeness.

The day to day prejudice that many witness can inadvertently cause a reactionary mindset, where our starting point is always these terrible comments.

This gives them agency over us. What if we didn't give it the attention it craves, what if we didn't engage in this seemingly endless circle?

What if we strode on, focused on excelling our own intentions, creativity and goals?

This is BENI's intention for 2017, we've burned the past and looking dead ahead at the future. Maybe you're too?

***All the hateful comments were real, taken from social media platforms.

Starring:
Alaa Al-Samaraie (Insta: @aloosh05)
Sophie Shad (Insta: @sophieshad)

[adtggb]

this is soooo good, i love all the videos because their all short but carry important messages, keep on going , i will celebrate each video even though i watch them late 🎉🎉

[LELEFO]

Yes! On point! Also... well done on decorating the room ;) Looks authentic :D

[lindaoes]

What camera system do you use? Guessing it's a Sony alpha 7ii, am i right? would like to know more about your video equipment ;-)

[AsadAli-rjng]

I wonder how you feel about 2017 and the amount of islamphobia so far lol