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Elizabeth Cox: A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor

It's another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin, acacia leaves, cedar oil -- she's well stocked with the essentials she needs to treat her patients. Elizabeth Cox outlines a day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor. [TED-Ed Animation by Echo Bridge]
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_a_day_in_the_life_of_an_ancient_egyptian_doctor

Bahia Shehab: A thousand times no

Art historian Bahia Shehab has long been fascinated with the Arabic script for 'no.' When revolution swept through Egypt in 2011, she began spraying the image in the streets saying no to dictators, no to military rule and no to violence.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bahia_shehab_a_thousand_times_no

Alex Gendler: The Egyptian myth of Isis and the seven scorpions

A woman in rags emerged from a swamp flanked by seven giant scorpions and approached a magnificent mansion to beg for food. But the mistress of the house took one look at her grimy clothes and unusual companions and slammed the door in her face. Little did the mistress know the woman was no ordinary beggar, but the most powerful goddess in Egypt...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_the_egyptian_myth_of_isis_and_the_seven_scorpions

Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world

As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what's happening in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and beyond -- at this powerful moment when people realized they could step out of their houses and ask for change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wadah_khanfar_a_historic_moment_in_the_arab_world

eL Seed: A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings

eL Seed fuses Arabic calligraphy with graffiti to paint colorful, swirling messages of hope and peace on buildings from Tunisia to Paris. The artist and TED Fellow shares the story of his most ambitious project yet: a mural painted across 50 buildings in Manshiyat Naser, a district of Cairo, Egypt, that can only be fully seen from a nearby mount...
https://www.ted.com/talks/el_seed_a_project_of_peace_painted_across_50_buildings

Caro Verbeek: The historical significance of smell

Historian Caro Verbeek explores the link between smell and human history — traveling from the courts of ancient Egypt to the wig shops of 1700s Amsterdam — to illustrate the fascinating role scents play in art, architecture and culture.
https://www.ted.com/talks/caro_verbeek_the_historical_significance_of_smell

Alex Gendler: The Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris

Long jealous of his older brother Osiris, the god who ruled all of Egypt, the warrior god Set plotted to overthrow him. Hosting an extravagant party as a ruse, Set announced a game— whoever could fit perfectly in a wooden chest could have it as a gift. But the chest was a coffin, trapping Osiris inside. Will his sisters be able to find and free ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_the_egyptian_myth_of_the_death_of_osiris

Shereen El Feki: Pop culture in the Arab world

Shereen El Feki shows how some Arab cultures are borrowing trademarks of Western pop culture -- music videos, comics, even Barbie -- and adding a culturally appropriate twist. The hybridized media shows how two civilizations, rather than dividing, can dovetail.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shereen_el_feki_pop_culture_in_the_arab_world

Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam

Journalist Mustafa Akyol talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as the seclusion of women) have become linked, in the popular mind, to the articles of faith of Islam. Has the world's general idea of the Islamic faith focused too much on tradition, and not enough on core beliefs?
https://www.ted.com/talks/mustafa_akyol_faith_versus_tradition_in_islam

Wael Ghonim: Let's design social media that drives real change

Wael Ghonim helped touch off the Arab Spring in his home of Egypt ... by setting up a simple Facebook page. As he reveals, once the revolution spilled onto the streets, it turned from hopeful to messy, then ugly and heartbreaking. And social media followed suit. What was once a place for crowdsourcing, engaging and sharing became a polarized bat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wael_ghonim_let_s_design_social_media_that_drives_real_change

Dalia Mogahed: The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring

Pollster Dalia Mogahed shares surprising data on Egyptian people's attitudes and hopes before the Arab Spring -- with a special focus on the role of women in sparking change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dalia_mogahed_the_attitudes_that_sparked_arab_spring

Adrienne Mayor: Did the Amazons really exist?

It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women. And Amazons were described in ancient historical accounts, not just myths. Who were the real women wa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adrienne_mayor_did_the_amazons_really_exist

Beautyrest: Innovations in sleep

The way we sleep is constantly evolving -- from the first raised beds in ancient Egypt to communal sleeping as a way to keep warm during the Industrial Revolution to separate beds for married couples in Victorian England. Now that we've begun to study sleep as a science, we're starting to understand just how important a good night's sleep can be...
https://www.ted.com/talks/beautyrest_innovations_in_sleep

Laura Boushnak: For these women, reading is a daring act

In some parts of the world, half of the women lack basic reading and writing skills. The reasons vary, but in many cases, literacy isn't valued by fathers, husbands, even mothers. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak traveled to countries including Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia to highlight brave women -- schoolgirls, political activists, 60-ye...
https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_boushnak_for_these_women_reading_is_a_daring_act

Chris A. Kniesly: History through the eyes of a chicken

The Ancient Egyptian king Thutmose III described the chicken as a marvelous foreign bird that "gives birth daily." Romans brought them on their military campaigns to foretell the success of future battles. Today, this bird occupies a much less honorable position – on dinner plates. Chris Kniesly explains the evolving role of chickens throughout ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_a_kniesly_history_through_the_eyes_of_a_chicken

Wael Ghonim | TED Speaker

Wael Ghonim believes that the Internet can be the most powerful platform for connecting humanity, if we can bring civility and thoughtful conversations back to it.
Internet activist and computer engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/wael_ghonim

Bill Schutt: A brief history of cannibalism

15th century Europeans believed they had hit upon a miracle cure: a remedy for epilepsy, hemorrhage, bruising, nausea and virtually any other medical ailment. It was a brown powder known as "mumia," and was made by grinding up mummified human flesh. But just how common is human cannibalism, and how do cultures partake in it? Bill Schutt explores...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_schutt_a_brief_history_of_cannibalism

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

Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution

Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution ... with a Facebook page memorializing a victim of the regime's violence. Speaking at TEDxCairo, he tells the inside story of the past two months, when everyday Egyptians showed that "the power of the people is stronger than the people in power."
https://www.ted.com/talks/wael_ghonim_inside_the_egyptian_revolution

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

Laura Boushnak | TED Speaker

Laura Boushnak is a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian photographer whose work focuses on women, literacy and education reform in the Arab world.
Photographer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/laura_boushnak

Bobby Ghosh: Why global jihad is losing

Throughout the history of Islam, says journalist Bobby Ghosh, there have been two sides to jihad: one, internal, a personal struggle to be better, the other external. A small minority has appropriated the second meaning, using it as an excuse for deadly global violence against "the West." Ghosh suggests it's time to reclaim the word.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bobby_ghosh_why_global_jihad_is_losing

Ghada Wali | TED Speaker

A pioneering graphic designer in Egypt, Ghada Wali has designed fonts, brands and design-driven art projects.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ghada_wali

Sarah Parcak | TED Speaker

Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Sarah Parcak uses satellite images to locate lost ancient sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize, her wish is to protect the world’s shared cultural heritage.
Satellite archaeologist + TED Prize winner
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sarah_parcak

Angélique Parisot-Potter | TED Speaker

Angélique Parisot-Potter traces her sense of justice to her father, a 260-pound wrestler who told her that no matter your size, you must look out for others.
Legal and business integrity leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/angelique_parisot_potter

Need to know: What's going on in Egypt

3 Al Jazeera journalists were just sentenced in Egypt to long jail terms. Ready to go beyond the headlines? 5 primary sources worth reading next. Read: Al Jazeera explains Monday's verdict. Why you should read this: In a broadly condemned Egyptian trial this week, three Al Jazeera journalists were convicted -- after six months of detention -- ...
Posted June 24, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/need-to-know-whats-going-on-in-egypt

Béatrice Coron | TED Speaker

Béatrice Coron has developed a language of storytelling by papercutting multi-layered stories.
Papercutter artist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/beatrice_coron

Leslie T. Chang | TED Speaker

In her reporting and writing, Leslie T. Chang explores the lives of workers in China, focusing on the experience of women.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/leslie_chang

TEDxMinyaLive: Youth Time - an independently organized event

About this event: Its In minya elqamh, sharkia, Egypt will be at 5:00 pm
Event details: Minya Elqamh, Egypt · March 1, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/5224

TEDxBenha: Bنفسك - an independently organized event

About this event: The key point of this TED session is nation-building. We have invited ideas from different schools of thought from around the globe that seek to develop a cohesive, global stance on the betterment of society. As we labor to fortify Egypt as a nation of united citizens, we stand in solidarity with the people of all nations, as we seek to "Be the ...
Event details: Benha, Egypt · September 25, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7901
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