The Fez River winds through the medina of Fez, Morocco—a mazelike medieval city that's a World Heritage site. Once considered the "soul" of this celebrated city, the river succumbed to sewage and pollution, and in the 1950s was covered over bit by bit until nothing remained. TED Fellow Aziza Chaouni recounts her 20 year effort to restore this ri...

To showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora, Touria El Glaoui founded the powerhouse 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.

Vishal Vaid brings a modern perspective to the traditional music of India, creating melodies that evoke his culture’s past while shaping popular music’s future.

TEDx and TED Fellows joined forces to bring Morocco its first hackerspace -- “Sahara Labs,” a place for people of all ages to play with DIY engineering. The brainchild of TEDxTarfaya organizer El Wali El Alaoui Mohamed El Mostapha. He decided to bring this enterprise to his city because of the lack of education opportunities for children and...

2013 "America's Got Talent" winner Kenichi Ebina blends hip-hop, martial arts, modern dance, magic and a blast of pop culture in his mesmerizing performances.

UPS's Wanis Kabbaj seeks new ways of understanding the growing complexity of our congested cities and globalized world.

Bertrand Piccard circumnavigated the Earth in a hot-air balloon. Now he wants to circle it in an airplane powered only by solar energy.

TED Fellow Bahia Shehab sends an important message through her street art in Cairo: “You can crush the flowers, but you can’t delay spring."

Aziza Chaouni focuses on projects that integrate architecture and landscape, and that ultimately give back to their communities. For years, she has worked to revive the Fez River, which runs through her hometown of Fez, Morocco.

Like many kids, German-Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim nursed a fascination for dinosaurs from a young age. The difference is, he grew up and actually found one. Ibrahim vividly remembers learning about Spinosaurus, a massive aquatic dinosaur whose only known bones were destroyed during World War II. As a kid, Ibrahim dreamed of fin...

TED Talks are available in 100 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our volunteer translators. So far, more than 10,000 volunteers have created upwards of 40,000 talk translations -- and every week, the TED Blog brings you a Q&A with one of them. Today, meet Khalid Marbou. 1. Where do you live and what do...

About this event: The prefecture of Ain Chock is one of the prefectures of the urban district of Casablanca economics center of kingdom of Morocco TEDXAINCHOCK is an event where inspiring people come to share their personal and professional experience to spark vocations

About this event: In the spirit of TED’s ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’, this year’s TEDxUMP is done in the spirit of “Ideas in Action” . Throughout the past 5 to 10 years, Morocco has witnessed a youth entrepreneurial jump, whether social, economic …etc. Youth with their spirit of entrepreneurship and well motivated mindset have sparked change on so many fields, and t...

The Fez River winds through the city’s medina -- Fez's historic medieval center and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Heavily contaminated, almost an open sewer, it was covered over with concrete to contain the smell; it was all but forgotten in recent decades. For much of the past 20 years, architect and engineer Aziza Chaouni has been battling to ...

At TED, speakers aren't the only celebrities; some of the biggest heroes sit in the audience. Case in point: Our volunteer TED Translators, who donate their free time to translate TED Talks into their local languages, making the talks accessible to millions of people every day. Ahead of TEDGlobal 2017 in Tanzania, we invited these translator...

Documentary filmmaker and photographer Saeed Taji Farouky is always looking for a challenge. Whether it’s creating radically honest films, climbing mountains, or running ultramarathons, Saeed says the secret to success is to “be the person who can endure the longest.” What’s the main film project you’re working on right now? The Runner is ...

City planner Jeff Speck has a big idea for how America can be more economically resilient, more environmentally sustainable, and a whole lot healthier: make our cities more walkable, and the people in them less dependent on cars. In today's talk, Speck takes a close look at suburban sprawl -- and the many unexpected effects it's had. "I beli...

Why did Albert Einstein have such a unique scientific mind? Because he came from a disadvantaged background, says TED Prize winner Neil Turok. “When new cultures enter science, especially disadvantaged cultures, transformation can happen,” he said today in his opening remarks at the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2016. “I believe th...

About this event: Sidi Yahya is a small rural town on the road between some major cities in Morocco. While the presence of young people there is flourishing, a lack of job opportunities and the influence of urban life from surrounding areas can provide challenges for personal growth. This TEDx event is with the intent of getting gears turning on how to create m...

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About this event: TEDxChange 2012 is a TEDx event co-organized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TED. Convened by Melinda French Gates and hosted by Chris Anderson, TEDxChange will focus on issues surrounding global health and development. TEDxChange type events are TEDx events hosted around the live webcast of TEDxChange, and also feature local spea...

About this event: .TEDx تيزنيت مبادرة شبابية بامتياز تروم نحو تحفيز الشباب عامة على مشاركة الأفكار الرائدة و الاستفادة من تجارب متنوعة من مختلف أنحاء العالم لأشخاص تركوا بصمات متميزة على أرض الواقع.هم شباب إذن يحملون هم التغيير لمدينتهم خاصة ولوطنهم عامة. ولنجاح هذا الحدث يراهن فريق عمل TEDxتيزنيت على مداخلات بأربع لغات لمتحدثين في مجالات العلم والإبداع والرياضة...

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About this event: TEDxEGER is about the reason to live. It has the objective to inspire the audience and people in general. By sharing their ideas and experiences, the speakers have the role of the beginning of a new way of thinking and living for people. Everybody will have the opportunity to meet a unique speakers with original ideas.

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