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Climate Action Tracker: The state of the climate crisis in 2020
With the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, 197 countries agreed to set emission targets that would limit global temperature rise 1.5 degrees Celsius by capping greenhouse emissions at "net-zero" -- or absorbing as much carbon as they emit -- by 2050. So far, only two countries (Gambia and Morocco) are hitting their targets, while the biggest emitter...
Touria El Glaoui | TED Speaker
To showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora, Touria El Glaoui founded the powerhouse 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.
Art fair curator
Vishal Vaid | TED Speaker
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.
Musician
Bertrand Piccard | TED Speaker
Bertrand Piccard circumnavigated the Earth in a hot-air balloon. Now he wants to circle it in an airplane powered only by solar energy.
Solar adventurer
Bahia Shehab | TED Speaker
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."
Artist and historian
Kenichi Ebina | TED Speaker
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.
Dancer
Maja Bosnic | TED Speaker
Maja Bosnic wants to make public money work better for everyone.
Public finance expert
TEDxUMP - an independently organized event
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...
Event details: Oujda, L'Oriental, Morocco · June 13, 2016
Aziza Chaouni | TED Speaker
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.
Architect, ecotourism specialist
Wanis Kabbaj | TED Speaker
UPS's Wanis Kabbaj seeks new ways of understanding the growing complexity of our congested cities and globalized world.
Global citizen, transportation geek
TEDxAinChock - an independently organized event
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
Event details: CASABLANCA, Casablanca, Morocco · September 20, 2019
X marks the spot: A TEDx inspired hackerspace in Morocco, plus this week’s TEDx Talks
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...
Posted May 31, 2013
The dinosaur hunter: TED Fellow Nizar Ibrahim searches for lost worlds
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...
Posted June 5, 2015
A jewel of the city: Aziza Chaouni on restoring the Fez River
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 ...
Posted April 4, 2014
Fellows Friday with Saeed Taji Farouky
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 ...
Posted September 24, 2010
Meet the translator: Khalid Marbou, who brings you TED Talks in Arabic
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...
Posted May 14, 2013
Language heroes: Meet the TED Translators we invited to TEDGlobal 2017
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...
Posted August 27, 2017
John Hockenberry | TED Speaker
Journalist and commentator John Hockenberry has reported from all over the world in virtually every medium. He's the author of "Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence."
Journalist
TEDxSidiYahya - an independently organized event
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...
Event details: Sidi Yahya El Gharb, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco · November 22, 2014
The 5 most walkable cities in the world
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...
Posted September 9, 2013
TEDxBatha - an independently organized event
About this event: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDx Batha, where x = independently organised TED event. At our TEDx Batha event, TED Talks video and live speakers will combine to spark d...
Event details: Fes, Fès-Boulemane, Morocco · November 4, 2017
Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala
Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala is a journey across the globe in search of the world's most surprising and imaginative ideas. It's not a travel show, exactly. It's a deep dive into the ideas that shape a particular spot on the map, brought to you by local journalists and creators. Weave through the streets of Bangkok with a motorcycle midwife. ...
The Next Einstein Forum begins
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...
Posted March 8, 2016
How can countries measure the well-being of their citizens?
About this video: What do gender equality in Morocco and anti-corruption watchdogs in Poland have in common? They are direct contributors to the Sustainable Economic Development Assessment, or SEDA. This index goes beyond measuring the monetary quantifiables of GDP and looks at how governments use their money. The outcomes, which measure success...
TEDxCasablancaChange - an independently organized event
About this event: TEDxCasablancaChange 2013 will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 10:00am GMT in Casablanca, Morocco.
Themed Positive Disruption, TEDxChange 2013 speakers will challenge preconceived ideas, spark discussion, engage leaders and shed light on new perspectives. TED.com will provide a free live stream of TEDxChange in a variety of language...
Event details: Casablanca, Morocco · April 6, 2013
TEDxINPT: Big things have small beginnins - an independently organized event
About this event: We are a team of volunteering students from INPT, National
of Posts et Teleommunications, who are passionate about bringing
the TED mission of Ideas Worth Spreading to our community.
Tapping into the local hotbed of creativity, technology, education and
innovation, we are combining our skills, talents and enthusiasm to
bring you remarkable ...
Event details: Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer, Morocco · February 16, 2013
TEDxHay: Good is Contagious - an independently organized event
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Event details: Casablanca, Morocco · October 1, 2013
TEDxENSAM - an independently organized event
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Event details: Meknes, Morocco · October 11, 2013
TEDxENCGK - an independently organized event
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Event details: Kénitra, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco · April 15, 2016