Suad Amiry at TedXRamallah

I kept meaning to post this from TedXRamallah. Suad Amiry's closing speech. She is such an enthusiastic and brilliantly funny story teller. Her book "Sharon and My Mother and Law" was given to me to read before I moved to Ramallah - funnily enough into a house quite close to her mother-in-law's. It was helpful in preparing me for the absurdity of the day-to-day existence in the Occupied Territories.

Part 1

Part 2

... oh and there is this. Response to uprisings? Consolidating efforts? Kissing and making up for the greater good? Will be interesting to watch.

TEDxRamallah

TED Talks are coming to the Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon on 16 April 2011!

Tomorrow is the last day to register for TEDxRamallah (for attendance in the Levant area of the Middle East). There are a number of sites globally where you can attend and view the Talks in the Gulf, Europe, North America and around the Middle East. ALSO if you are interested in hosting a TEDxRamallah gathering, you can – get in touch with the organisers before 16 April 2011.

All you need is a laptop, internet and some eager viewers.

The event include talks from personalities such as Suad Amiry – author of “Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah Diaries”, Julia Bacha – filmmaker, and musical performances from artists such as DAM – an acclaimed Palestinian rap group.

More information can be found on the event page.

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