https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMtTQsiW6I
Who/what: Helan Abdulla, also known by her stage name as Helly Luv, is a Kurdish pop singer who was born in Iraq, lived in Finland, and later moved to Los Angeles to jump start her status as a pop artist. The subject is her music video "Revolution" and the images within (shown below) including an image of her holding a sign that says "Stop the Violence" and one of her standing authoritatively on top of a car marked "Stop War" (HellyLuvVEVO).
Where: Internationally. with exception to countries that censor the video via the internet. The video is on YouTube and is accessible to most viewers worldwide. Has caused widespread awareness of her cause and clear message.
When: The video was released in early 2015, uploaded to YouTube on May 28,2015.
Why: Helly Luv's music video is a provocation targeted at the Islamic terrorist organization ISIS. She challenges people not to fear ISIS and calls for unification against the organization. The song begins with the lyrics: "United, united, we're marching there." The active nature of the lyrics incite encouragement and bravery in people to fight against the fear of terrorism. Her images of herself in the music video challenges Islamic ideals of the the passive feminine roll as she throws off her head wear and stands up as the leader of the people in battle against the terror. The very fact that the music video was taken approximately 3 kilometers away from a base of Isis fanatics is a protest within itself. (Piggott). Her outcry against Islamic terrorism has evoked death threats from Isis which she continues to protest.
Works Cited:
" Helly Luv." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 July 2016. Web. 02 Sept. 2016.
Piggott, Mark. "Kurdish Pop Star Helly Luv Makes
Provocative Video Mocking Isis." International Business Times RSS. N.p.,
12 July 2015. Web. 02 Sept. 2016.
HellyLuvVEVO. "Helly Luv - Revolution." YouTube.
YouTube, 28 May 2015. Web. 02 Sept. 2016.
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