TEDxConejo - Reza Aslan - Unity in Diversity
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Dr. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, tells his own story of growing up as an Iranian-born emigre and explores the common narrative of what it means to be an American, the unity that we find in our diversity. At a time of unparalleled anti-Muslim sentiment in America, Aslan explores the current climate in... Read more
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- -: TEDxConejo - Reza Aslan - Unity in Diversity
May 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Dr. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, tells his own story of growing up as an Iranian-born emigre and explores the common narrative of what it means to be an American, the unity that we find in our diversity. At a time of unparalleled anti-Muslim sentiment...
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- -: TEDxOxbridge - Shizzio - Live for the Moment
July 10, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Shizzio is a rapidly rising star in the emerging UK hip-hop scene. Thanks to street smarts, determination and artistic skill, Shizzio has become an emblem of hope for aspiring British-Asian artists looking for a voice in hip-hop. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of loc...
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- -: TEDxDoiSuthep - Mohezin Tejani - Global Nomads Bridging Gaps Between Cultures
August 3, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Mohezin Tejani, an Indian-Shia Muslim by ancestry, is a political refugee from Idi Amin's Uganda and an award-winning writer. Liberated from the confines of his own culture by political realities, he set out at the age of twenty-one to learn how to be rooted in the absence of a place to call home...
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- -: Jamil Abu-Wardeh: The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour
August 19, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Jamil Abu-Wardeh jump-started the comedy scene in the Arab world by creating the Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour, which brought Middle Eastern standup comedians from the West to delighted audiences all over the Arab region. He's found that, by respecting the "three B's" (b...
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- -: Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American?
August 19, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, standup comic Maz Jobrani riffs on the challenges and conflicts of being Iranian-American -- "like, part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program; the other part thinks I can't be trusted ..." TEDTalks is a daily video pod...
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- -: Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy
April 19, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone t...
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- -: Darrell Issa: Racial Profiling of Muslims Can't Become the New "Driving While Black"
December 2, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Asked about debate by GOP presidential hopefuls suggesting more stringent screening and security checks on Muslim Americans, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee who has roots in the Middle East, told r...
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- -: Authors@Google: Sumbul Ali-Karamali
May 4, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Sumbul Ali-Karamali visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her book "The Muslim Next Door: The Qur'an, the Media, and That Veil Thing." This event took place on April 14, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. You're not alone if you've ever wondered what Muslims really b...
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- -: Authors@Google: Eboo Patel
June 23, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Eboo Patel visits Mountain View to discuss his award-winning book "Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation." Named by US News & World Report as one of America's Best Leaders of 2009, Eboo Patel is the founder and Executive Director of Interfaith ...
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- -: Charlie Rose - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal
June 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal Visit www.CharlieRose.com
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