"Why are political leaders and social media influencers so outraged by her journey, and not the fact that she felt and all of the people on that boat felt that they had no choice but to cross or to resort to that dangerous journey? Ayla Bonfligio, expert on refugees and migration at Mixed Migration
“Shame on her? More like, it’s a shame for us!” posted one TikToker in response to criticism of al Saidi’s video. “She managed to make it to Italy, while we’re all stuck here in Tunisia.”