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Saeed Taji Farouky | TED Fellow

Filmmaker, Photographer / Teacher / Participatory Photography Facilitator
https://www.ted.com/profiles/282865/about

TEDxFulbright: Significance and Singularity - an independently organized event

About this event: Reflecting the Fulbright exchange program, TEDxFulbright seeks to facilitate experiences that embody the continued power of progress through international, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary connection and community action. Twelve acclaimed Fulbright alumni from across Europe, the U.S., and Northern Africa shared their greatest ideas on th...
Event details: Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany · November 11, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/6129

Scenes from a pandemic: Firsthand stories of life in 23 countries, from the TED Fellows

The current coronavirus pandemic is a truly global one; in fact, Antarctica is the only continent with no cases (although that could change). Most nations have responded with similar measures -- stay-at-home advisories, shutdown of non-essential businesses, social distancing -- but the scope of these changes has varied and so has the human impac...
Posted April 10, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/scenes-from-a-global-pandemic-heres-what-life-is-like-in-23-countries-from-the-ted-fellows

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created Understanding Islam, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. The TED Talks provide a unique opportunity for an educated layman to learn about the core beliefs and practices of Isla...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/religion/introductory-essay

Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome

Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. In this heartfelt talk, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that's truly awesome.
https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome

Noah Feldman: Politics and religion are technologies

Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people.
https://www.ted.com/talks/noah_feldman_politics_and_religion_are_technologies

Nizar Ibrahim: How we unearthed the Spinosaurus

A 50-foot-long carnivore who hunted its prey in rivers 97 million years ago, the Spinosaurus is a "dragon from deep time." Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim and his crew found new fossils, hidden in cliffs of the Moroccan Sahara desert, that are helping us learn more about the first swimming dinosaur -- who might also be the largest carnivorous dinos...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nizar_ibrahim_how_we_unearthed_the_spinosaurus

Karen Bass: Unseen footage, untamed nature

At TED2012, filmmaker Karen Bass shares some of the astonishing nature footage she's shot for the BBC and National Geographic -- including brand-new, previously unseen footage of the tube-lipped nectar bat, who feeds in a rather unusual way ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_bass_unseen_footage_untamed_nature

Elizabeth Cox: The hidden treasures of Timbuktu

On the edge of the vast Sahara desert, citizens snuck out of the city of Timbuktu and took to the wilderness. They buried chests in the desert sand, hid them in caves, and sealed them in secret rooms. Inside these chests was a treasure more valuable than gold: the city's ancient books. Why were they hiding these priceless manuscripts? Elizabeth ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_the_hidden_treasures_of_timbuktu

Maja Bosnic: How to share public money fairly

"We have the right to demand budgets to be equitable, to be fair," says economist Maja Bosnic. One way to get there is to make them gender-responsive. With examples from the nearly 80 countries around the world already factoring gender into public finance decisions, she shares how budgets that actively account for gender don't just lead to equal...
https://www.ted.com/talks/maja_bosnic_how_to_share_public_money_fairly

Zachariah Mampilly: How protest is redefining democracy around the world

The democratic process is messy, complicated and often inefficient -- but across Africa, activists are redefining democracy by putting protest at its center. In an illuminating talk, political scientist Zachariah Mampilly gives us a primer on the current wave of protests reshaping countries like Tunisia, Malawi and Zimbabwe -- and explains how t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zachariah_mampilly_how_protest_is_redefining_democracy_around_the_world

TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary: Historically Innovative - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary 2013 will feature some of the Tribe’s most passionate, wise and innovative minds sharing ideas worth spreading. We look forward to learning about the many ways William & Mary has fostered and attracted innovative individuals to its historic grounds. You don’t become “the Alma Mater of a Nation” without fanning t...
Event details: Williamsburg, Virginia, United States · March 30, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7416

Touria El Glaoui: Inside Africa's thriving art scene

Art fair curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells powerful stories of African identity and history -- including works by Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj and Zimbabwean pai...
https://www.ted.com/talks/touria_el_glaoui_inside_africa_s_thriving_art_scene

Shirin Neshat: Art in exile

Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home. In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing political and societal change through powerful images of women.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shirin_neshat_art_in_exile

Srdja Popovic: How to topple a dictator

People-powered resistance: can it work? Srdja Popovic led the nonviolent movement that took down Milosevic in Serbia in 2000; he lays out the plans, skills and tools that a people-powered movement needs -- from nonviolent tactics to a sense of humor.
https://www.ted.com/talks/srdja_popovic_how_to_topple_a_dictator

Shereen El Feki: A little-told tale of sex and sensuality

“If you really want to know a people, start by looking inside their bedrooms," says Shereen El Feki, who traveled through the Middle East for five years, talking to people about sex. While those conversations reflected rigid norms and deep repression, El Feki also discovered that sexual conservatism in the Arab world is a relatively new thing. S...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shereen_el_feki_a_little_told_tale_of_sex_and_sensuality

Siyanda Mohutsiwa: How young Africans found a voice on Twitter

What can a young woman with an idea, an Internet connection and a bit of creativity achieve? That's all Siyanda Mohutsiwa needed to unite young African voices in a new way. Hear how Mohutsiwa and other young people across the continent are using social media to overcome borders and circumstance, accessing something they have long had to violentl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/siyanda_mohutsiwa_how_young_africans_found_a_voice_on_twitter

Rebecca MacKinnon: We can fight terror without sacrificing our rights

Can we fight terror without destroying democracy? Internet freedom activist Rebecca MacKinnon thinks that we'll lose the battle against extremism and demagoguery if we censor the internet and press. In this critical talk, she calls for a doubling-down on strong encryption and appeals to governments to better protect, not silence, the journalists...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_mackinnon_we_can_fight_terror_without_sacrificing_our_rights

George Steinmetz: Photos of Africa, taken from a flying lawn chair

George Steinmetz's spectacular photos show Africa from the air, taken from the world's slowest, lightest aircraft. Join Steinmetz to discover the surprising historical, ecological and sociopolitical patterns that emerge when you go low and slow in a flying lawn chair.
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_steinmetz_photos_of_africa_taken_from_a_flying_lawn_chair

Shimon Schocken: What a bike ride can teach you

Computer science professor Shimon Schocken is also an avid mountain biker. To share the life lessons he learned while riding, he began an outdoor program with Israel's juvenile inmates and was touched by both their intense difficulties and profound successes. Photographs by Raphael Rabinovitz.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shimon_schocken_what_a_bike_ride_can_teach_you

Tasos Frantzolas: Everything you hear on film is a lie

Sound design is built on deception -- when you watch a movie or TV show, nearly all of the sounds you hear are fake. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the role of sound in storytelling and demonstrates just how easily our brains are fooled by what we hear.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tasos_frantzolas_everything_you_hear_on_film_is_a_lie

Ron McCallum: How technology allowed me to read

Months after he was born, in 1948, Ron McCallum became blind. In this charming, moving talk, he shows how he reads -- and celebrates the progression of clever tools and adaptive computer technologies that make it possible. With their help, and the help of volunteers, he's become a lawyer, an academic, and, most of all, a voracious reader. Welcom...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_mccallum_how_technology_allowed_me_to_read

Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space

At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings -- pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safer, more awesome. He talks us through his next stunt: the highest jump ever attempted, from the very edge of space.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_truglia_a_leap_from_the_edge_of_space

Paul Sereno: Digging up dinosaurs

Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about his surprising encounters with prehistory -- and a new way to help students join the adventure.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_sereno_digging_up_dinosaurs

Margaux Salcedo: Why We Shouldnt Believe What Politicians Promise

Margaux Salcedo is a writer and media strategist who specialized in presidential and other national political campaigns for 12 years before starting her own publishing company and the award-winning faith website Dominus Est.
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaux_salcedo_why_we_shouldnt_believe_what_politicians_promise

Michael Marckx: Belief is a Thought you keep Thinking; Don't you Think?

What is belief, anyways? In this inspiring, witty, and emotional talk, Michael Marckx recounts how his life’s greatest hardship led him to executive positions in several renowned organizations and how he found success in hitting rock-bottom. BIO: Michael Marckx is beer fan and branding expert, in that order. As Chief Disruption Officer at Crea...
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_marckx_belief_is_a_thought_you_keep_thinking_don_t_you_think

Agni Mariakaki: How to already be your full and complete self

What turns you upside down and upsets you is what will evolve you. And that is why the art of living lies in allowing yourself to live to the fullest, not only the beautiful, but also the difficult, in a deep inner inclusion.
https://www.ted.com/talks/agni_mariakaki_how_to_already_be_your_full_and_complete_self

Margaux Terrou: Why being called a feminist is not an insult ?

Margaux is dedicated to women's rights and feminism since many years. While managing a digital communication agency and co-founding a consulting firm in quality of life at work and professional equality, her staunch pursuit of Professional Equality has led her to don the roles of integrator, volunteer, teacher and more at various stages of her l...
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaux_terrou_why_being_called_a_feminist_is_not_an_insult

Margaux Didi: Biomimétisme: explorer le vivant pour inspirer les innovations futures

Margaux Didi nous pousse à reconsidérer l’ingéniosité de la nature, fruit de millions d’années de sélection naturelle, et donc source infinie de solutions techniques. Le scientifique ici n’invente pas, il est dans la modeste position d’observateur, et tente de bâtir un futur durable en s’inspirant du génie de la nature.
https://www.ted.com/talks/margaux_didi_biomimetisme_explorer_le_vivant_pour_inspirer_les_innovations_futures

Bernhrad Marckhgott: Cooperatives

Dr. Bernhard Marckhgott speaks about Cooperatives
https://www.ted.com/talks/bernhrad_marckhgott_cooperatives
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