my accent is important to me because it connects me to my roots and to my many
connects me to my roots and to my many
connects me to my roots and to my many identities one of my top identities is
identities one of my top identities is
identities one of my top identities is that I love love language I get up in
that I love love language I get up in
that I love love language I get up in the morning because I love language and
the morning because I love language and
the morning because I love language and I’m and also I was born in Jerusalem to
I’m and also I was born in Jerusalem to
I’m and also I was born in Jerusalem to a Muslim Arab Palestinian family we are
a Muslim Arab Palestinian family we are
a Muslim Arab Palestinian family we are some IDEs a Semite is a person who
some IDEs a Semite is a person who
some IDEs a Semite is a person who speaks a somatic language Arabic is a
speaks a somatic language Arabic is a
speaks a somatic language Arabic is a somatic language and the Arabs are the
somatic language and the Arabs are the
somatic language and the Arabs are the largest group of Semites on the planet
largest group of Semites on the planet
largest group of Semites on the planet when I was 3 a war happened and I got
when I was 3 a war happened and I got
when I was 3 a war happened and I got separated from my family
we got reunited in the morning but I
we got reunited in the morning but I lost my sense of safety in the wild we
lost my sense of safety in the wild we
lost my sense of safety in the wild we also lost our country so we became
also lost our country so we became
also lost our country so we became refugees in our homeland one good thing
refugees in our homeland one good thing
refugees in our homeland one good thing happened during that war is that at a
happened during that war is that at a
happened during that war is that at a war shelter on a chalkboard
war shelter on a chalkboard
war shelter on a chalkboard I met Aleph the first letter of the
I met Aleph the first letter of the
I met Aleph the first letter of the Arabic alphabet and I began my journey
Arabic alphabet and I began my journey
Arabic alphabet and I began my journey of loving words for 19 years after that
of loving words for 19 years after that
of loving words for 19 years after that war I lived with no citizenship in the
war I lived with no citizenship in the
war I lived with no citizenship in the country of my birth with no human rights
country of my birth with no human rights
country of my birth with no human rights constant fear I asked myself how come
constant fear I asked myself how come
constant fear I asked myself how come people don’t create 2-story countries
people don’t create 2-story countries
people don’t create 2-story countries like we create two-story houses at age
like we create two-story houses at age
like we create two-story houses at age 22 I came to America an emigrant I
22 I came to America an emigrant I
22 I came to America an emigrant I noticed that most people don’t know very
noticed that most people don’t know very
noticed that most people don’t know very much about Palestine the Palestinians
much about Palestine the Palestinians
much about Palestine the Palestinians and Arabs even though everyone uses the
and Arabs even though everyone uses the
and Arabs even though everyone uses the Arabic numerals the connection is not
Arabic numerals the connection is not
Arabic numerals the connection is not made that the Arabs have contributed
made that the Arabs have contributed
made that the Arabs have contributed greatly to human civilization
greatly to human civilization
greatly to human civilization I felt homesick
I felt homesick
I felt homesick health insurance doesn’t cover
health insurance doesn’t cover
health insurance doesn’t cover homesickness
homesickness
homesickness so I bought a globe and the morning I
so I bought a globe and the morning I
so I bought a globe and the morning I pointed to where Palestine is and said
pointed to where Palestine is and said
pointed to where Palestine is and said sabaha here good morning it occurred to
sabaha here good morning it occurred to
sabaha here good morning it occurred to me that the globe spins the earth goes
me that the globe spins the earth goes
me that the globe spins the earth goes around and it has an atmosphere that’s
around and it has an atmosphere that’s
around and it has an atmosphere that’s filled with air given this fact the
filled with air given this fact the
filled with air given this fact the aroma of roasted coffee and Ramallah
aroma of roasted coffee and Ramallah
aroma of roasted coffee and Ramallah that rumors of my mom cooking in her
that rumors of my mom cooking in her
that rumors of my mom cooking in her kitchen the sounds of the calls for
kitchen the sounds of the calls for
kitchen the sounds of the calls for prayer my favorite singers Abdel Halim
prayer my favorite singers Abdel Halim
prayer my favorite singers Abdel Halim I’m consumed by ruse all their voices go
I’m consumed by ruse all their voices go
I’m consumed by ruse all their voices go up to the air and the fact that the
up to the air and the fact that the
up to the air and the fact that the earth goes around I get to touch the air
earth goes around I get to touch the air
earth goes around I get to touch the air of Palestine once every 24 hours
that changed everything for me and I
that changed everything for me and I leaned on my big love language no not
leaned on my big love language no not
leaned on my big love language no not Arabic English I developed beautiful
Arabic English I developed beautiful
Arabic English I developed beautiful relationships with five words the first
relationships with five words the first
relationships with five words the first word is perspective it started in the
word is perspective it started in the
word is perspective it started in the 90s when NASA launched the Hubble
90s when NASA launched the Hubble
90s when NASA launched the Hubble telescope Hubble is supposed to take
telescope Hubble is supposed to take
telescope Hubble is supposed to take different pictures from different
different pictures from different
different pictures from different perspectives so that we can understand
perspectives so that we can understand
perspectives so that we can understand space and ourselves I discovered that my
space and ourselves I discovered that my
space and ourselves I discovered that my identities do the same I can understand
identities do the same I can understand
identities do the same I can understand anything from Palestinian identity Arab
anything from Palestinian identity Arab
anything from Palestinian identity Arab identity Muslim identity woman identity
identity Muslim identity woman identity
identity Muslim identity woman identity American identity Wow have a living
American identity Wow have a living
American identity Wow have a living I wanted more identities not less that
I wanted more identities not less that
I wanted more identities not less that took me to the word ignore I noticed
took me to the word ignore I noticed
took me to the word ignore I noticed that every time I say Palestine many
that every time I say Palestine many
that every time I say Palestine many people put up as a verb ignored
people put up as a verb ignored
people put up as a verb ignored I thought ignore ignore ignore
I thought ignore ignore ignore
I thought ignore ignore ignore makes a person ignorant ignore ignore
makes a person ignorant ignore ignore
makes a person ignorant ignore ignore ignore makes a culture of ignorance a
ignore makes a culture of ignorance a
ignore makes a culture of ignorance a culture of ignorance leads us backwards
culture of ignorance leads us backwards
culture of ignorance leads us backwards or gives us stock development and
or gives us stock development and
or gives us stock development and science moving forward say observation
science moving forward say observation
science moving forward say observation engaging I wanted to engage this word so
engaging I wanted to engage this word so
engaging I wanted to engage this word so I wrote two books one about my childhood
I wrote two books one about my childhood
I wrote two books one about my childhood and the war and one about coming of age
and the war and one about coming of age
and the war and one about coming of age in Palestine I wanted to tell the world
in Palestine I wanted to tell the world
in Palestine I wanted to tell the world stop ignoring us we are part of the
stop ignoring us we are part of the
stop ignoring us we are part of the house of humanity that took me to the
house of humanity that took me to the
house of humanity that took me to the third word which is integrity
third word which is integrity
third word which is integrity I understood integrity in a different
I understood integrity in a different
I understood integrity in a different way I thought it it comes from calculus
way I thought it it comes from calculus
way I thought it it comes from calculus the Arab contributed a lot to calculus
the Arab contributed a lot to calculus
the Arab contributed a lot to calculus the area integration you take different
the area integration you take different
the area integration you take different things different perspectives you do not
things different perspectives you do not
things different perspectives you do not ignore any then you have integrity
ignore any then you have integrity
ignore any then you have integrity everybody wants to have high integrity
everybody wants to have high integrity
everybody wants to have high integrity with a lot of ignoring its really low
with a lot of ignoring its really low
with a lot of ignoring its really low integrity that moved me to the next word
integrity that moved me to the next word
integrity that moved me to the next word number four respect
number four respect
number four respect all people want to be respected all the
all people want to be respected all the
all people want to be respected all the time when I first encountered this word
time when I first encountered this word
time when I first encountered this word I thought mmm spec black perspective
I thought mmm spec black perspective
I thought mmm spec black perspective it’s about seeing why is the re respect
it’s about seeing why is the re respect
it’s about seeing why is the re respect it turns out that people change every
it turns out that people change every
it turns out that people change every second and one shot from the Hubble one
second and one shot from the Hubble one
second and one shot from the Hubble one SPECT is not enough so we don’t trust a
SPECT is not enough so we don’t trust a
SPECT is not enough so we don’t trust a person who gives us feedback if we think
person who gives us feedback if we think
person who gives us feedback if we think that person does not respect us doesn’t
that person does not respect us doesn’t
that person does not respect us doesn’t see us as a multi-dimensional being
see us as a multi-dimensional being
see us as a multi-dimensional being constantly changing in time and space we
constantly changing in time and space we
constantly changing in time and space we say that person doesn’t respect us they
say that person doesn’t respect us they
say that person doesn’t respect us they know it’s just from one angle just line
know it’s just from one angle just line
know it’s just from one angle just line and mouth that’s pretty much nothing
and mouth that’s pretty much nothing
and mouth that’s pretty much nothing it’s like a picture on the wall when
it’s like a picture on the wall when
it’s like a picture on the wall when people asked me if Islam oppresses women
people asked me if Islam oppresses women
people asked me if Islam oppresses women I didn’t want to respond with that
I didn’t want to respond with that
I didn’t want to respond with that without first respecting myself as a
without first respecting myself as a
without first respecting myself as a woman and then respecting actually Islam
woman and then respecting actually Islam
woman and then respecting actually Islam to respect myself as a woman I realized
to respect myself as a woman I realized
to respect myself as a woman I realized that for a long time women were
that for a long time women were
that for a long time women were illiterate they didn’t read or write the
illiterate they didn’t read or write the
illiterate they didn’t read or write the Quran the text of Islam is a book you
Quran the text of Islam is a book you
Quran the text of Islam is a book you must be literate in order to interact
must be literate in order to interact
must be literate in order to interact with it but now I have two languages
with it but now I have two languages
with it but now I have two languages many identities educated and my number
many identities educated and my number
many identities educated and my number one love is language and this is a book
one love is language and this is a book
one love is language and this is a book sacred book a book so I took myself to
sacred book a book so I took myself to
sacred book a book so I took myself to this text and I opened it the first
this text and I opened it the first
this text and I opened it the first thing anyway slim says when they opened
thing anyway slim says when they opened
thing anyway slim says when they opened the Quran is bismillahi r-rahmanir-rahim
the Quran is bismillahi r-rahmanir-rahim
the Quran is bismillahi r-rahmanir-rahim in the name of God the most
in the name of God the most
in the name of God the most compassionate the most merciful
compassionate the most merciful
compassionate the most merciful compassionate merciful the top qualities
compassionate merciful the top qualities
compassionate merciful the top qualities of God in Islam there are 99 qualities
of God in Islam there are 99 qualities
of God in Islam there are 99 qualities actually many more but the ones
actually many more but the ones
actually many more but the ones everybody
everybody
everybody mentions 99 compassionate merciful
mentions 99 compassionate merciful
mentions 99 compassionate merciful merciful from the Specht of English they
merciful from the Specht of English they
merciful from the Specht of English they love different words when I looked at it
love different words when I looked at it
love different words when I looked at it from Arabic I am wearing this
from Arabic I am wearing this
from Arabic I am wearing this bismillahirrahmanirrahim a rahmani
bismillahirrahmanirrahim a rahmani
bismillahirrahmanirrahim a rahmani raheem somatic words all somatic words
raheem somatic words all somatic words
raheem somatic words all somatic words have roots the root is Rehema it turns
have roots the root is Rehema it turns
have roots the root is Rehema it turns out from my suspecting as a woman as the
out from my suspecting as a woman as the
out from my suspecting as a woman as the person I am Rehema is the same root
person I am Rehema is the same root
person I am Rehema is the same root of the word womb also the top two
of the word womb also the top two
of the word womb also the top two qualities of God in Islam share the same
qualities of God in Islam share the same
qualities of God in Islam share the same root with the word for woom woom rahem
root with the word for woom woom rahem
root with the word for woom woom rahem means close relation place of compassion
means close relation place of compassion
means close relation place of compassion also many other words but womb and I
also many other words but womb and I
also many other words but womb and I realized it’s impossible for this script
realized it’s impossible for this script
realized it’s impossible for this script to be coming to oppress women if this is
to be coming to oppress women if this is
to be coming to oppress women if this is the case I respected all of Islam looked
the case I respected all of Islam looked
the case I respected all of Islam looked at history looked at life most likely
at history looked at life most likely
at history looked at life most likely them inspected least acts from what they
them inspected least acts from what they
them inspected least acts from what they know and they offered it to the society
know and they offered it to the society
know and they offered it to the society respecting of women the respecting given
respecting of women the respecting given
respecting of women the respecting given what we know about ourselves is
what we know about ourselves is
what we know about ourselves is different to have integrity we must come
different to have integrity we must come
different to have integrity we must come together to provide complete respect for
together to provide complete respect for
together to provide complete respect for our understanding of this faith of
our understanding of this faith of
our understanding of this faith of everything I decided to respect
everything I decided to respect
everything I decided to respect everything all the time this took me to
everything all the time this took me to
everything all the time this took me to another word
another word
another word number five solution we’re constantly
number five solution we’re constantly
number five solution we’re constantly looking for solutions I saw a solution
looking for solutions I saw a solution
looking for solutions I saw a solution from the chemistry perspective well a
from the chemistry perspective well a
from the chemistry perspective well a solution you take sugar and tea that’s a
solution you take sugar and tea that’s a
solution you take sugar and tea that’s a solution two fluids together that’s a
solution two fluids together that’s a
solution two fluids together that’s a solution I thought wow human beings are
solution I thought wow human beings are
solution I thought wow human beings are mostly made of water when we come
mostly made of water when we come
mostly made of water when we come together we create solutions and we
together we create solutions and we
together we create solutions and we indeed created amazing solutions for
indeed created amazing solutions for
indeed created amazing solutions for humanity when we came together we’re
humanity when we came together we’re
humanity when we came together we’re mostly made of water and we are social
mostly made of water and we are social
mostly made of water and we are social human beings social means we like to be
human beings social means we like to be
human beings social means we like to be together just like water every drop of
together just like water every drop of
together just like water every drop of the solution every drop of water
the solution every drop of water
the solution every drop of water respecting the other one I realized for
respecting the other one I realized for
respecting the other one I realized for integrity for no ignoring for respecting
integrity for no ignoring for respecting
integrity for no ignoring for respecting all the time for having solutions that
all the time for having solutions that
all the time for having solutions that work for all of humanity
work for all of humanity
work for all of humanity we need to come together the people who
we need to come together the people who
we need to come together the people who build walls they ignore chemistry
and the people who segregate they’re
and the people who segregate they’re ignorant of chemistry and of humanity it
ignorant of chemistry and of humanity it
ignorant of chemistry and of humanity it never worked out to segregate people
never worked out to segregate people
never worked out to segregate people because they’re social and they want to
because they’re social and they want to
because they’re social and they want to get together and because they are water
get together and because they are water
get together and because they are water and they want to create solutions
and they want to create solutions
and they want to create solutions together so water also brings down walls
together so water also brings down walls
together so water also brings down walls over time if you notice now I came up
over time if you notice now I came up
over time if you notice now I came up with a word for myself that I invented
with a word for myself that I invented
with a word for myself that I invented for the English language for myself but
for the English language for myself but
for the English language for myself but I’m going to offer that to you it’s not
I’m going to offer that to you it’s not
I’m going to offer that to you it’s not just solution it’s a solution sou L u
just solution it’s a solution sou L u
just solution it’s a solution sou L u tion this solution would include
tion this solution would include
tion this solution would include everything that is humanity because we
everything that is humanity because we
everything that is humanity because we cannot ignore anything and still
cannot ignore anything and still
cannot ignore anything and still understand an Integris picture solution
understand an Integris picture solution
understand an Integris picture solution would include the spiritual realm from
would include the spiritual realm from
would include the spiritual realm from faith in tongues faith to intense
faith in tongues faith to intense
faith in tongues faith to intense intense atheism it’s all the same people
intense atheism it’s all the same people
intense atheism it’s all the same people struggling with that realm the same
struggling with that realm the same
struggling with that realm the same continuum physical emotional spiritual
continuum physical emotional spiritual
continuum physical emotional spiritual financial political everything is part
financial political everything is part
financial political everything is part of humanity for us to understand
of humanity for us to understand
of humanity for us to understand ourselves over time and space and not
ourselves over time and space and not
ourselves over time and space and not ignore each other and harm each other we
ignore each other and harm each other we
ignore each other and harm each other we need to move toward a solution
need to move toward a solution
need to move toward a solution my name is if T Sam Beckett I’m a US
my name is if T Sam Beckett I’m a US
my name is if T Sam Beckett I’m a US citizen who has an accent thank you for
citizen who has an accent thank you for
citizen who has an accent thank you for your attention
your attention
your attention you
you
you [Music]
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