“If you hear anyone use religion to argue or legitimize their hate, don’t listen to them. Because hate doesn’t come from religion, it comes from fear.” — Sana Bakkoush.
Skam, or shame in English, is a big hit teen-drama created by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It follows kids who all attend the same high school in Oslo as they navigate drinking, sex, school, depression, rape, religion, coming out and mental health, in real life and online.
Bringing up stories about what young people are up to and how they interact might be the main reason why this television show is so popular in Norway, outside Norway and Internet.
According to an article from New York Times, Skam becomes the most-watched web television show in Norwegian history since it was first aired, averaging 1.2 million unique visitors a week to the site and more than a million people streaming the weekly TV episode, in a country with a population of five million people. NRK has confirmed they will produce a fourth season.
Free of stereotypes, the honest girl that everyone needs in their life.
Sana Bakkoush is a recurring character in the first, second and third season of Skam who is played by Iman Meskini. Eva Kviig Mohn, Noora Amalie Sætre, Vilde Hellerud Lien and Chris Berg are her squads. They have been together on all seasons, having fun, hanging out, partying, criticizing, debating, supporting, standing up and fighting back.
Sana is displayed as an intelligent Moslem girl who has strong and tough personality. By strong and tough, I mean as a minority on Norway, she knows how to adjust of her surroundings. She knows how to stand up for her own rights and the girls’.
The one that no one would mess with.
Don’t you ever try to mess with her, seriously. You will end up like one of the Riot guys who came over to Sana and said, “Want to join me in the back of the bus and sit on my face?” Then Sana said, “Why should I? Is your nose bigger than your dick?”
Relax, she doesn’t hate to admit that she has been wrong.
Yes, she’s the one who will come to you and clarify things that have been turning out wrong. “Just some science research that’s been done on the evolution and homosexuality. I was just thinking about the discussion we had a while ago. And it’s not often I’m wrong, but it turns out I was wrong in that discussion. Because homosexuality has played a… have had a natural function in the evolution and they have a lot of new and interesting research on it so… I was wrong,” she said to her biology partner, Isak Valtersen.
Respect people instead of being judgmental.
“War doesn’t start with violence, it starts with misunderstanding and prejudice. If you say you’re in favour of a world full of peace, you have to try to understand why others think and act the way they do. You have to accept that not everyone sees the world the way you do. You can’t just believe that everyone has the answers to what is right and wrong.”
Always has the girls’ back.
“I threw water at Ingrid’s face because she and her friends called you a slut for hooking up with William. That’s how it works in my ‘Moslem gangster world’. You don’t judge your friends, and you stand up for them no matter what.”
The conclusion is we really need more people like Sana—caring, respect all things, intelligent, honest and stand up for what she believes in. Sana Bakkoush is an inspiration to many of us to recall that we need to stay sassy and fight back. Right, protect Sana Bakkoush at all costs!
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