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New Means, New Reach
Raja Shehadeh
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Leverage Technology for Social Movement
Gisel Kordestani
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Give Me the Space and I Will Innovate
Mohammad Khatib
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Communities Owning Their Street
Fadi Ghandour
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Humanity Has No Nationality
Huwaida Arraf
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From Personal Struggle to Shared Experience
Amal Shahabi
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There Are No Intractable Conflicts, Only Intractable Minds
Sam Bahour
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Healing for Humanity
Steve Sosebee
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Limitless Expressions, One Voice
Mohamed El Dahshan
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The Power of One Story
Julia Bacha
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Challenging The ‘Occupation of Knowledge’
Munir Fasheh
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Communicating Refuge
Abedalrahman Katanany
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Decolonizing Minds
Alessandro Petti
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Connecting With Nature
Saleh Abdel Jawad
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Losing Hope Is a Luxury We Cannot Afford
Sheerin Al Araj
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3 Musts: Vulnerability, Playfulness, And Human Connectedness
Laila Atshan
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Rejecting Templates
Wael Attili
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Towards an Independent Economy: Idea, Entrepreneurship, Stubbornness
Khaled Sabawi
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Shared Suffering: A Bond Towards Humanity
Alice Walker
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Humor as a Means of Life
Suad Amiry
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3 Musts:
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Vulnerability,
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and Human
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Laila shares stories that keep her going,
stories of people whose humanity
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her with a smile and a spirit through:
acknowledging vulnerability, humor and
playfulness, human connectedness.
“Prejudice comes from ignorance and insecurity”
“I learned to use humor to connect to people to tell them weʼre
the same”
“Kind reactions are the best way to teach people a lesson”
” Letʼs dare to challenge our ignorance and fear of what we
donʼt know”
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@TEDxCairo “Let us challenge our @watani_dz Une leçon d'espoir et de
ignorance and our fear of what we donʼt courage de la part de Laïla Atshan
know” Laila Atshan #TEDxRamallah
#TEDxRamallah
@rchakaki “acknowledge vulnerability, @sandra_hiari Amidst the darkness of
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Atshan. TEDxRamallah
Laila Atshan's inner light surpasses her
blindness @TEDxRamallah
@RshRsho Laila Atshan : A blind #TEDxRamallah
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palestinian therapist who plays the flute
screams and makes jokes! She is @marwanalqadi #TEDxRamallah #TEDx
trending thank you twitter! #TED #Amman #JO أذا ﻛﺎن ﻫﻨﺎك ﺗﺼﻮﻳﺖ ﻷﻓﻀﻞ
#TedXRamallah
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@sandra_hiari Amidst the darkness of @YaaaaZ WaW.. Laila Atshan the speaker
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blindness @TEDxRamallah
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@nadiaalsheikh Laila Atshan although
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your heart #TEDxRamallah
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Why do you want to attend TEDxRamallah?
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I would like to attend the TEDx You’ve touched our heartsNot
conference because I think it
important for myself and for others in
only with the event, but with
the West to better understand the the correspondence and
brilliant vitality of the Palestinian teamworkWe will post the
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Too often, in Numbers
understands Palestine in the context
youtubes and help in any way
of conflict; however, I think in order we can to make a 2012 Tedx
to truly relate to and connect with its Ramallah happen.
culture and population, we,
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Americans need to encounter
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and unyielding dynamism in the face
of hardship.
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17 April 2011
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