48 min
Being In the Danger Zone Full Throttle With Dervish Podcast
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Dervish is with Andrew Drury a journalist and film-maker with a passion for meeting, interviewing, and getting to the truth around events that have captured the attention of the world
Over the last year, Andy has been the person Shamima Begum, the teenager from East London who travelled to Syria to join ISIS has been talking to, and he shares an insight into the person behind the headlines.
He also talks to Dervish about some of his interviews and experiences from travelling the world and what its really like being in extreme situations with extreme individuals
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Shamima was radicalised at age thirteenI'm interviewing Assad the Syrian President next, it will be his first interview in seven yearsMy new film ‘Danger Zone' is finished and will come out this yearWith the radicalisation of Shamima someone is responsible for it, at thirteen she was just a schoolgirl and the question is why did no one stop her? In my eyes, she's a victim herselfThe question is how do you become British?Shamima was born in England but her father is from Bangladesh so the question is how many generations does it take to prove you are British?We betrayed a whole nation and we don't care because we choose who we feel sorry forThe number of people lost in the twin towers happens at least twice over every year in SomaliBecause it's a different race we don't understand we don't think or care about itWhen you travel to war zones and see the reality for people it's understandable that they want a better life for themselves and their childrenThe girls in the camps are leaving and they are being repatriatedThere are British girls who have done deals with the Government to come backIn Mogadishu, my bodyguard was blown up and killedI've been to places where suicide attacks have happenedThe Klu Klax Klan love to watch Downton Abbey
BEST MOMENTS
‘The people who are in refugee camps are the people who can't afford to get out'
‘We say we aren't racist as a country but we are because we don't care if a race we don't recognise has a big loss'
‘Currently she is stateless and that's against her human rights'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Full Throttle With Dervish podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.
As a Spacecraft Designer, he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.
As a podcaster, he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and supercar worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.
He has a passion for classic cars and supercars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.
CONTACT DETAILS
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944
This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dervish is with Andrew Drury a journalist and film-maker with a passion for meeting, interviewing, and getting to the truth around events that have captured the attention of the world
Over the last year, Andy has been the person Shamima Begum, the teenager from East London who travelled to Syria to join ISIS has been talking to, and he shares an insight into the person behind the headlines.
He also talks to Dervish about some of his interviews and experiences from travelling the world and what its really like being in extreme situations with extreme individuals
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Shamima was radicalised at age thirteenI'm interviewing Assad the Syrian President next, it will be his first interview in seven yearsMy new film ‘Danger Zone' is finished and will come out this yearWith the radicalisation of Shamima someone is responsible for it, at thirteen she was just a schoolgirl and the question is why did no one stop her? In my eyes, she's a victim herselfThe question is how do you become British?Shamima was born in England but her father is from Bangladesh so the question is how many generations does it take to prove you are British?We betrayed a whole nation and we don't care because we choose who we feel sorry forThe number of people lost in the twin towers happens at least twice over every year in SomaliBecause it's a different race we don't understand we don't think or care about itWhen you travel to war zones and see the reality for people it's understandable that they want a better life for themselves and their childrenThe girls in the camps are leaving and they are being repatriatedThere are British girls who have done deals with the Government to come backIn Mogadishu, my bodyguard was blown up and killedI've been to places where suicide attacks have happenedThe Klu Klax Klan love to watch Downton Abbey
BEST MOMENTS
‘The people who are in refugee camps are the people who can't afford to get out'
‘We say we aren't racist as a country but we are because we don't care if a race we don't recognise has a big loss'
‘Currently she is stateless and that's against her human rights'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Full Throttle With Dervish podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.
As a Spacecraft Designer, he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.
As a podcaster, he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and supercar worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.
He has a passion for classic cars and supercars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3 junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.
CONTACT DETAILS
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=43111944
This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
48 min