Stacey Meets the IS Brides
This documentary is designed to have a positive impact on the British public, and some to make viewers gain a more compassionate stance on the debate as to what should be done about the IS brides. Dooley herself even expressed her views, saying that she felt as though help should be given to these women. Emotive scenes of a mother in a camp's healthcare centre with her sick child are designed to stir a sense of empathy in the audience, while another mother cries as she speaks about how she wants a better life for her children. However, the programme allows the viewers some room to form their own views as - being publicly funded - the BBC isn't tied to any political stance of viewpoint and so doesn't need to promote any particular message because of this. A scene in which Dooley confronts one of the brides through a fence shows that, despite the more human scenes shown, the environment is still hostile and dangerous.
This documentary is designed to have a positive impact on the British public, and some to make viewers gain a more compassionate stance on the debate as to what should be done about the IS brides. Dooley herself even expressed her views, saying that she felt as though help should be given to these women. Emotive scenes of a mother in a camp's healthcare centre with her sick child are designed to stir a sense of empathy in the audience, while another mother cries as she speaks about how she wants a better life for her children. However, the programme allows the viewers some room to form their own views as - being publicly funded - the BBC isn't tied to any political stance of viewpoint and so doesn't need to promote any particular message because of this. A scene in which Dooley confronts one of the brides through a fence shows that, despite the more human scenes shown, the environment is still hostile and dangerous.
Dooley's visit to some of Syria's IS bride camps should serve as an eye-opener to show that grooming can happen to anyone. The nationalities and ages of the residents are so diverse, with women from over fifty different countries living there. Some of the women moved to Syria as teenagers, while others joined the extremist group as middle aged adults. One woman in her forties admitted to coming to the country to be with a man she had fallen for after meeting him online. She swore that is she had gotten an indication that he was bloodthirsty then she would have gone "running". Her conversation allowed the audience to see that it isn't just young people that have been conditioned to accept extremist views.
All in all, this documentary proved to be an interesting watch, and allowed a previously unknown look into the lives of these women and the efforts being made to deradicalize them.
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