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About Me

Location:
Jordan, amman
Gender:
Female
I am:
Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Engineer, Event planner, Idea generator, Job-seeker, Student, Technologist, Writer/Editor
Associations:
TEDxRamallah, 7iber.com, TED Fellow
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German
Universities:
Jordan University , Singularity University
TED conferences attended:
TED2011
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I'm passionate about

ideas; the possibility of change; the human mind, intelligence, and behavior; classical music, books, education, rereading, the Arabic language, writing

Talk to me about

Yourself, Anything interesting and not boring

People don't know that I'm good at

cleaning, following instructions, keeping secrets, daydreaming, sleeping while sitting

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  • TEDCred score: +70 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.

  • A comment on Conversation: What's the overlooked gem, the book I haven't read that I must?

    Feb 23 2011: -For Bread Alone: Mohamed Choukri: http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Alone-Autobiography-OUT-PRINT/dp/0863561381

    -The Yacoubian Building: http://www.amazon.com/Yacoubian-Building-Alaa-Al-Aswany/dp/0060878134/ref=pd_sim_b_2
    is a timely book to read that gives you a glimpse of the modern Egyptian society.

    -Men in the Sun is a must read: http://www.amazon.com/Men-Sun-Other-Palestinian-Stories/dp/0894108573/ref=pd_sim_b_2

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