TEDxRamallah - Mark Gonzales مارك غونزالس - Wage Beauty
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Poet. Scholar. Lover of Life. Mark Gonzales is an HBO Def Poet with a Master's in Education, a Mexican and a Muslim, a Khalil Gibran meets Pablo Neruda in a lyrical break dance cypher, Mark lives in the center of intersections. From Palestinian refugee camps, universities in Beirut, foster homes in Portugal, to cities across the Americas, he tra... Read more
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June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Poet. Scholar. Lover of Life. Mark Gonzales is an HBO Def Poet with a Master's in Education, a Mexican and a Muslim, a Khalil Gibran meets Pablo Neruda in a lyrical break dance cypher, Mark lives in the center of intersections. From Palestinian refugee camps, universities in Beirut, foster homes ...
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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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- -: Yossi Klein Halevi - Israeli Politics after the Intifada
April 18, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=874 Yossi Klein Halevi, Israel Correspondent for The New Republic, discusses how the previous six years of violence between Israel and Palestine have affected the political views of many Israeli moderates and liberals. ----- Yossi Klein H...
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- -: Gen. Colin Powell - "I Tried To Avoid This War."
September 26, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1452 Former Secretary of State Colin Powell responds to critics who claim he could have personally done more to prevent the current U.S. war in Iraq. ----- Jim Lehrer interviews General Colin Powell at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Some...
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- -: Gen. Colin Powell - Should We Bring Back the Draft?
September 27, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1452 Former Secretary of State Colin Powell gives his thoughts on reinstating a military draft. ----- Jim Lehrer interviews General Colin Powell at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writer...
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- -: Connecting with Iraqi Students through American Pop Culture
October 11, 2007 (over 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/09/18/Classroom_Tales_from_the_Other_Iraq Author Ian Klaus talks about using American pop culture to connect with Kurdish students in an excerpt from his book, "Elvis is Titanic: Classroom Tales from the Other Iraq." ----- Ian Klaus delivers "Elvis is Tit...
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- -: Kathleen Frydl - Is Iraq Another Vietnam?
May 14, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/30/Dr__Kathleen_Frydl_Echoes_of_the_60s UC-Berkeley Professor of History Kathleen Frydl draws parallels between the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq. ----- Kathleen Frydl discusses Echoes of the 60s. Are we now living in an era that echoes the ...
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- -: Uncertainty in the Gaza Strip - Taghreed El-Khodary
June 5, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/02/Israeli_and_Arab_Journalists_in_Dialogue Palestinian journalist Taghreed El-Khodary describes an atmosphere of uncertainty in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, and emphasizes the importance of renewed communication between Israeli and Palestinian civil...
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- -: Fighting Terrorism "Indirectly" - Thomas Henriksen
July 24, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/11/Thomas_Henriksen_American_Power_After_the_Berlin_Wall Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Thomas Henriksen argues that indirect diplomatic and military support are a more effective strategy for fighting terrorism abroad than are large-scale military acti...
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- -: Barack Obama - Ending the War in Iraq
September 29, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/15/Directors_Forum_with_Senator_Barack_Obama 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama discusses his positions on the war in Iraq, and outlines his plan for a military withdrawal from the country. ----- Barack Obama: "A New Strategy for a New...
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