TEDxPioneerValley - Salman Hameed - When Evidence Is Powerless.mov
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Salman Hameed, Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Humanities, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, says millions of individuals in the United States believe in UFOs and ghosts; yet we know that there is no credible evidence for any visitation from outer space or for dead souls hanging out in abandoned houses. In contrast, there is... Read more
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- -: TEDxPioneerValley - Salman Hameed - When Evidence Is Powerless.mov
February 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Salman Hameed, Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Humanities, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, says millions of individuals in the United States believe in UFOs and ghosts; yet we know that there is no credible evidence for any visitation from outer space or for dead souls hang...
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- -: Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global
February 8, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country's identity -- and allow every country to share its unique identity with the wider world. As she says: "We don't want to be all the same, but we do wan...
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- -: TEDxUniversityofGothenburg - Viktor Aldrin
January 17, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Religious Water as Problem - Religious Water as Solution Water is an important element in all religions and often connected to the divine. We come alive through water and many religions use water in their ceremonies. Despite the differences among the major religions conflicts often seem to be be...
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- -: TEDxIB@York - Adil Abdulla - Redefining Jihad
December 21, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Adil Abdulla is a grade 12 student at Ashbury College. He is particularly interested in the rampant Islamophobia that is erupting around the world, which he sees as having been propagated largely by unfounded stereotypes. After more than a decade of religious studies, he hopes to shine light on s...
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- -: TEDxJakarta - Musdah Muliah - "Is religion still necessary?"
August 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Musdah Mulia is the chairperson of the Indonesian Conference for Religion and Peace. She is a strong advocate of human rights, gender equality, tolerance, democracy and peace, from an Islamic perspective. She is also the author of "Muslimah Reformist" and "Islam, And the Inspiration for gender Eq...
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- -: TEDxBradford - Mohammed Ali - Art for Art's Sake, or for Mankind's Sake
August 27, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Mohammed Ali, aka Aerosol Arabic, is a graffiti artist who has travelled the globe painting street corners with his vibrant murals. Not only does Ali bring colour to the urban grey spaces, but he bring something of meaning, murals with a message, that deal with some of the issues that exist in t...
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- -: Karen Armstrong: Let's revive the Golden Rule
September 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world's faiths to rediscover the Golden Rule. TEDTalks is a ...
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- -: Shereen El Feki: Pop culture in the Arab world
December 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDGlobal University, Shereen El Feki shows how some Arab cultures are borrowing trademarks of Western pop culture -- music videos, comics, even Barbie -- and adding a culturally appropriate twist. The hybridized media shows how two civilizations, rather than dividing, can d...
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- -: Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam
July 20, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positive messages of Islam and cross cultures to create a new moral framework...
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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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