In Libya, Zahra' Langhi was part of the "days of rage" movement that helped topple the dictator Gaddafi. But -- then what? In their first elections, Libyans tried an innovative slate of candidates, the "zipper ballot," that ensured equal representation from men and women of both sides. Yet the same gridlocked politics of dominance and exclusion ...

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.

Zahra' Langhi is the cofounder of Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP), a movement advocating for women’s socio-political empowerment and peace-building.

Strong faith is a core part of Alaa Murabit's identity -- but when she moved from Canada to Libya as a young woman, she was surprised how the tenets of Islam were used to severely limit women's rights, independence and ability to lead. She wondered: Was this really religious doctrine? With humor, passion and a refreshingly rebellious spirt, she ...

Alaa Murabit champions women’s participation in peace processes and conflict mediation.

As an activist promoting human rights in Libya and beyond, Hajer Sharief works against society's flow -- and across generations -- to find solutions.

About this event: The name TEDxBuslimWomen was selected to honour the women of the Buslim families who instigated and played an integral part in the country's revolution. However, the focus of this particular TEDx event is to motivate and inspire women across all the cities of Libya. For the past nine months the women and girls of Libya have broken new bounda...

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Libya and engineering professor Mustafa Abushagur takes the stage at TEDGlobal 2013 to look at where the Arab Spring has been, and where it is going. The Arab world once led human civilization in culture, philosophy, mathematics and science, but in the last century the region found itself first under coloni...

Janine di Giovanni reports from war zones around the world.

Karen Bass has traveled the world to explore and capture footage from every environment across the Earth.

The author of "The Perfect Storm" and the director of the documentaries "Restrepo" and "Korengal," Sebastian Junger tells non-fiction stories with grit and emotion.

Jill Heinerth explores underwater caves deep inside the earth.

About this event: تيدكس الفويهات: تيدكس الفويهات هو مبادرة محلية متمثلة في مؤتمر يُعنى بعرض التجارب والأفكار الملهمة التي تشجع على التغيير، والابتكار والإبداع. يستضيف المؤتمر متحدثين متميزين من خلفيات متنوعة وفي حضور 100 من الجمهور، وذلك لتقديم سلسلة من الخطابات القصيرة، والتي تغطي مجموعة متنوعة من الموضوعات تشمل العلوم والتكنولوجيا، والأعمال والثقافة، والتعليم،...

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About this event: إستخدام الأفكار كقوة لتوحيد الشباب الليبي. رؤيتنا هي خلق مجتمع من العقول النيرة ، من أجل السلام ومستقبل مستدام. Using Ideas as a force to unite Libyans. Our vision is To create a community of bright minds, to become a leading force for peace and sustainable future.

About this event: During this event, we will be highlighting on inspirational people by giving them the platform to showcase their experiences and ideas that are worth spreading, to inspire others around the world.

About this event: إستخدام الأفكار كقوة لتوحيد الشباب الليبي. رؤيتنا هي خلق مجتمع من العقول النيرة ، من أجل السلام ومستقبل مستدام. Using Ideas as a force to unite Libyans. Our vision is To create a community of bright minds, to become a leading force for peace and sustainable future.

About this event: Your life is a result of series of choices you make. It all begins by developing your awareness to everything happening around you through daily experiences. Awareness is the first step to discovering the elements of your life that are pulling you away or drawing you closer to what you are destined to do. We need to learn to “listen to our life”...

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About this event: TEDxZintan is an event taking responsibility of sharing the bright Side to youth can show , our vision is that the youth unruly but too creative.. in this conference we are going to share ideas of how to control unruliness and hopefully turn it into creativity

Monika Bulaj’s stunning, painting-like photographs blur religious and cultural divisions, exploding stereotypes. She is a TED Fellow.

Pat Mitchell, curator of TEDWomen, shares this report with the TED Blog: In April, I had the privilege of moderating a discussion at the Skoll World Forum on the subject of “Leading Through Adversity.” My panel consisted of four powerful women: Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female president (watch Mary Robinson's TED Talk); Halla Tómasadótti...

Philippa Neave is senior advisor on the UN's Lexicon of Electoral Terminology.

Two years ago, waves of revolution swept through the Middle East. On February 17, 2011 -- two months after civil resistance began in Tunisia and less than a month after the people of Egypt rose up in Tahrir Square -- revolt began in Libya to oust dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Activist Zahra' Langhi was part of the "day of rage" that eventuall...

About this event: The beginning of 2011 was full of negative news: terroristic explosion at the airport Domodedovo (Moscow), civil activities in Tunisia, Egypt after the beginning of the war in Libya and the earthquake in Japan that fallow to the brake of nuclear reactor and about 13 thousands of victims. That’s why we decided to discuss the nature of fears and t...

Today's must-read articles from around the web include the minerals that might replace diamonds, why the freelance economy isn't working, and why the Euro-Twittersphere went wild for a bearded drag queen this weekend. Diamonds. So yesterday Who’d want to be a diamond? Joshua Davis announced “the new diamond age” back in 2003, the beginning of ...

About this event: “The Rebel” (the person) and “To Rebel” (the act) are closely tied with youth. This event is youth-focused and youth-driven, which will shine the light on many different aspects of rebellion- it’s positive contribution to society, and changes that lead the way in the community. The theme of Rebel has been present in the news and the hot topic...