Arabic is my mother tongue but sometimes it gets a little bit too complicated so
it gets a little bit too complicated so
it gets a little bit too complicated so my mother and I decided that I needed a
my mother and I decided that I needed a
my mother and I decided that I needed a tutor just last year it was the first
tutor just last year it was the first
tutor just last year it was the first mention stepped into our house her brown
mention stepped into our house her brown
mention stepped into our house her brown eyes filled with mysterious wisdom in
eyes filled with mysterious wisdom in
eyes filled with mysterious wisdom in her smile are useful innocence but
her smile are useful innocence but
her smile are useful innocence but little did I know that those atrocities
little did I know that those atrocities
little did I know that those atrocities she used to tell me stories about her
she used to tell me stories about her
she used to tell me stories about her home country talk about events that I as
home country talk about events that I as
home country talk about events that I as a young amar Chi woman would never
a young amar Chi woman would never
a young amar Chi woman would never imagine going through are you who were
imagine going through are you who were
imagine going through are you who were privileged enough to not have witnessed
privileged enough to not have witnessed
privileged enough to not have witnessed word of the world’s misfortunes could
word of the world’s misfortunes could
word of the world’s misfortunes could ever imagine going through on April the
ever imagine going through on April the
ever imagine going through on April the 28th and hoods hospital was bombed by
28th and hoods hospital was bombed by
28th and hoods hospital was bombed by four consecutive airstrikes the next day
four consecutive airstrikes the next day
four consecutive airstrikes the next day Maya the Manahan mosque was bombed as
Maya the Manahan mosque was bombed as
Maya the Manahan mosque was bombed as well Aleppo had a new Syria lost 75
well Aleppo had a new Syria lost 75
well Aleppo had a new Syria lost 75 people and in the smashes in the span of
people and in the smashes in the span of
people and in the smashes in the span of three months nine hundred and forty-one
three months nine hundred and forty-one
three months nine hundred and forty-one people lost their lives to a war they
people lost their lives to a war they
people lost their lives to a war they did not pay for events that were
did not pay for events that were
did not pay for events that were happening two thousand nine hundred
happening two thousand nine hundred
happening two thousand nine hundred kilometers away from me was the reality
kilometers away from me was the reality
kilometers away from me was the reality of someone sitting right next to me
of someone sitting right next to me
of someone sitting right next to me someone who was tutoring me this ignited
someone who was tutoring me this ignited
someone who was tutoring me this ignited an anger that I never thought I had it
an anger that I never thought I had it
an anger that I never thought I had it had rivaled emotions that I never
had rivaled emotions that I never
had rivaled emotions that I never thought I had I realized how
thought I had I realized how
thought I had I realized how desensitized our world our world has
desensitized our world our world has
desensitized our world our world has become to blood death and war how do we
become to blood death and war how do we
become to blood death and war how do we get our society to feel again to
get our society to feel again to
get our society to feel again to emphasize with people again how do we
emphasize with people again how do we
emphasize with people again how do we get our world to stop using ignorance as
get our world to stop using ignorance as
get our world to stop using ignorance as a cloak from the reality beyond them sis
a cloak from the reality beyond them sis
a cloak from the reality beyond them sis we need to create a society that can
we need to create a society that can
we need to create a society that can identify problems and then later on
identify problems and then later on
identify problems and then later on solve them and the way we do this is by
solve them and the way we do this is by
solve them and the way we do this is by evaluating the way we react to things
evaluating the way we react to things
evaluating the way we react to things that are happening around us the events
that are happening around us the events
that are happening around us the events that are happening around us our
that are happening around us our
that are happening around us our surroundings
surroundings
surroundings our conscious mind it’s it’s like
our conscious mind it’s it’s like
our conscious mind it’s it’s like plastic it stretches and it compresses
plastic it stretches and it compresses
plastic it stretches and it compresses and it reforms at every new experience
and it reforms at every new experience
and it reforms at every new experience you go through with every new
you go through with every new
you go through with every new information you absorb I I once asked
information you absorb I I once asked
information you absorb I I once asked myself Rosa why are you you what made
myself Rosa why are you you what made
myself Rosa why are you you what made your personality the way it is and
your personality the way it is and
your personality the way it is and multiple aspects of my life came to my
multiple aspects of my life came to my
multiple aspects of my life came to my mind my parents my parents my
mind my parents my parents my
mind my parents my parents my international community that I’m a part
international community that I’m a part
international community that I’m a part of in school my religion the Arab
of in school my religion the Arab
of in school my religion the Arab community that I’m part of and maybe my
community that I’m part of and maybe my
community that I’m part of and maybe my classmates as well the reason we’re like
classmates as well the reason we’re like
classmates as well the reason we’re like this is because our brains develop they
this is because our brains develop they
this is because our brains develop they undergo constant metamorphosis we create
undergo constant metamorphosis we create
undergo constant metamorphosis we create new pathways and delete old ones with
new pathways and delete old ones with
new pathways and delete old ones with every new experience we go through with
every new experience we go through with
every new experience we go through with every new knowledge we acquire and
every new knowledge we acquire and
every new knowledge we acquire and knowing this we need to take an entire
knowing this we need to take an entire
knowing this we need to take an entire igniters because knowing this is an
igniters because knowing this is an
igniters because knowing this is an evidence that we can be reconciled to
evidence that we can be reconciled to
evidence that we can be reconciled to the events that are happening around us
the events that are happening around us
the events that are happening around us to the world that we’re surrounded by we
to the world that we’re surrounded by we
to the world that we’re surrounded by we can be we can be changed from watchers
can be we can be changed from watchers
can be we can be changed from watchers and bystanders to changers and doers but
and bystanders to changers and doers but
and bystanders to changers and doers but how do we start well we start by
how do we start well we start by
how do we start well we start by absorbing the right information not
absorbing the right information not
absorbing the right information not using one source like the media the
using one source like the media the
using one source like the media the media more often than not is negative is
media more often than not is negative is
media more often than not is negative is negative and is manipulative and full of
negative and is manipulative and full of
negative and is manipulative and full of false information rather use people talk
false information rather use people talk
false information rather use people talk to people who come from different
to people who come from different
to people who come from different backgrounds talk to people who come from
backgrounds talk to people who come from
backgrounds talk to people who come from different religions you will acquire
different religions you will acquire
different religions you will acquire knowledge that you never thought you
knowledge that you never thought you
knowledge that you never thought you would ever learn absorb new information
would ever learn absorb new information
would ever learn absorb new information the right one absorb information like
the right one absorb information like
the right one absorb information like you’re walking down a pathway full of
you’re walking down a pathway full of
you’re walking down a pathway full of people where you in voluntarily glanced
people where you in voluntarily glanced
people where you in voluntarily glanced at them and accept their existence in
at them and accept their existence in
at them and accept their existence in this chaotic and sad world where a be
this chaotic and sad world where a be
this chaotic and sad world where a be that person that smiles and nods at them
that person that smiles and nods at them
that person that smiles and nods at them treat your curiosity about the world in
treat your curiosity about the world in
treat your curiosity about the world in the same way treat it in such a way that
the same way treat it in such a way that
the same way treat it in such a way that difference is beyond you becomes an it
difference is beyond you becomes an it
difference is beyond you becomes an it becomes an extension of you
becomes an extension of you
becomes an extension of you treat it in such a way the difference is
treat it in such a way the difference is
treat it in such a way the difference is beyond you starts becoming a strength
beyond you starts becoming a strength
beyond you starts becoming a strength that makes you you the media tries to
that makes you you the media tries to
that makes you you the media tries to align their beliefs with yours all the
align their beliefs with yours all the
align their beliefs with yours all the time but that’s a form of toxicity that
time but that’s a form of toxicity that
time but that’s a form of toxicity that we must learn to prevent that people are
we must learn to prevent that people are
we must learn to prevent that people are making the change right now and I’m sure
making the change right now and I’m sure
making the change right now and I’m sure you can all think of examples we often
you can all think of examples we often
you can all think of examples we often affiliate that with government
affiliate that with government
affiliate that with government corruption or corruption in general
corruption or corruption in general
corruption or corruption in general where monetary benefits are placed over
where monetary benefits are placed over
where monetary benefits are placed over people where monetary benefits are
people where monetary benefits are
people where monetary benefits are placed over human rights but as you
placed over human rights but as you
placed over human rights but as you acquire more information as you become a
acquire more information as you become a
acquire more information as you become a knowledgeable individual you’ll find
knowledgeable individual you’ll find
knowledgeable individual you’ll find that your perspective of the world will
that your perspective of the world will
that your perspective of the world will change your microscopic view of things
change your microscopic view of things
change your microscopic view of things will turn into a macroscopic view and
will turn into a macroscopic view and
will turn into a macroscopic view and you find that your curiosity will be
you find that your curiosity will be
you find that your curiosity will be reignited you will ask more you will
reignited you will ask more you will
reignited you will ask more you will enquire more you’ll inform people more
enquire more you’ll inform people more
enquire more you’ll inform people more and you’ll be resynthesized to the world
and you’ll be resynthesized to the world
and you’ll be resynthesized to the world around you with time you’ll be aware
around you with time you’ll be aware
around you with time you’ll be aware that Syria is suffering that Yemen is
that Syria is suffering that Yemen is
that Syria is suffering that Yemen is suffering that Iraq is suffering that
suffering that Iraq is suffering that
suffering that Iraq is suffering that Venezuelans are starving that minorities
Venezuelans are starving that minorities
Venezuelans are starving that minorities in many more are being slaughtered
in many more are being slaughtered
in many more are being slaughtered unjustly if this are not only referring
unjustly if this are not only referring
unjustly if this are not only referring to countries I’m referring to people
to countries I’m referring to people
to countries I’m referring to people discrimination and bigotry these
discrimination and bigotry these
discrimination and bigotry these constant cries for help that we ignore
constant cries for help that we ignore
constant cries for help that we ignore we must start responding to we this ok
we must start responding to we this ok
we must start responding to we this ok I’ll take a moment to accept these bad
I’ll take a moment to accept these bad
I’ll take a moment to accept these bad change it’s my fault but it’s your fault
change it’s my fault but it’s your fault
change it’s my fault but it’s your fault too it’s all our faults that is purely
too it’s all our faults that is purely
too it’s all our faults that is purely because of the lack of communication
because of the lack of communication
because of the lack of communication that’s happening around us the lack of
that’s happening around us the lack of
that’s happening around us the lack of collaboration that’s supposed to be
collaboration that’s supposed to be
collaboration that’s supposed to be happening between us we don’t act in
happening between us we don’t act in
happening between us we don’t act in some type of fear of rejection or
some type of fear of rejection or
some type of fear of rejection or retaliation from a source unknown when
retaliation from a source unknown when
retaliation from a source unknown when in reality we need to use that as a
in reality we need to use that as a
in reality we need to use that as a source of motivation it’s also just
source of motivation it’s also just
source of motivation it’s also just connecting an idea with an action you
connecting an idea with an action you
connecting an idea with an action you see change happens over various factors
see change happens over various factors
see change happens over various factors that shape the world today medicine psy
that shape the world today medicine psy
that shape the world today medicine psy says mathematics arts performing arts
says mathematics arts performing arts
says mathematics arts performing arts anything you feel like that you feel you
anything you feel like that you feel you
anything you feel like that you feel you can contribute to or be a part of Robert
can contribute to or be a part of Robert
can contribute to or be a part of Robert Kennedy once said each time a man stands
Kennedy once said each time a man stands
Kennedy once said each time a man stands up provide it stands up for an ideal or
up provide it stands up for an ideal or
up provide it stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or
acts to improve the lot of others or
acts to improve the lot of others or strikes tiss he sends forth a tiny
strikes tiss he sends forth a tiny
strikes tiss he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and crossing each other
ripple of hope and crossing each other
ripple of hope and crossing each other from a million different centers of
from a million different centers of
from a million different centers of energy creates grit and daring those
energy creates grit and daring those
energy creates grit and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep
ripples build a current which can sweep
ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression
down the mightiest walls of oppression
down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance he’s referring to the
and resistance he’s referring to the
and resistance he’s referring to the butterfly effect change is a complex
butterfly effect change is a complex
butterfly effect change is a complex thing a complicated thing that we’ll
thing a complicated thing that we’ll
thing a complicated thing that we’ll never be able to wrap our minds around
never be able to wrap our minds around
never be able to wrap our minds around but there’s one thing we know is that it
but there’s one thing we know is that it
but there’s one thing we know is that it happens with a reason and more often
happens with a reason and more often
happens with a reason and more often than not it requires a catalyst and that
than not it requires a catalyst and that
than not it requires a catalyst and that catalyst could be you any of you no
catalyst could be you any of you no
catalyst could be you any of you no matter how old or young you are just
matter how old or young you are just
matter how old or young you are just like how a flap of a butterfly’s wing
like how a flap of a butterfly’s wing
like how a flap of a butterfly’s wing can create a storm your small action can
can create a storm your small action can
can create a storm your small action can change the world does anyone know Rosa
change the world does anyone know Rosa
change the world does anyone know Rosa Parks no that’s unfortunate
Parks no that’s unfortunate
Parks no that’s unfortunate Rosa Park did a little thing a simple
Rosa Park did a little thing a simple
Rosa Park did a little thing a simple act of not giving up her seat to a white
act of not giving up her seat to a white
act of not giving up her seat to a white passenger in a in the colored section of
passenger in a in the colored section of
passenger in a in the colored section of a of a bus which then led to her arrest
a of a bus which then led to her arrest
a of a bus which then led to her arrest in December 1st 1955 which then on led
in December 1st 1955 which then on led
in December 1st 1955 which then on led to a nationwide effort to end
to a nationwide effort to end
to a nationwide effort to end segregation and racism in public
segregation and racism in public
segregation and racism in public facilities she is now arguably known as
facilities she is now arguably known as
facilities she is now arguably known as the mother of the movement that ended
the mother of the movement that ended
the mother of the movement that ended segregation she refused to give up her
segregation she refused to give up her
segregation she refused to give up her seat that act affects our world today
seat that act affects our world today
seat that act affects our world today we’re all colors can sit together
explore different possibilities explore
explore different possibilities explore different alternatives explore different
different alternatives explore different
different alternatives explore different aspects of things that you never thought
aspects of things that you never thought
aspects of things that you never thought of before
of before
of before allow yourself to be so passionate about
allow yourself to be so passionate about
allow yourself to be so passionate about something that your hands start shaking
something that your hands start shaking
something that your hands start shaking like me right now let your hands start
like me right now let your hands start
like me right now let your hands start shaking when you talk about it that your
shaking when you talk about it that your
shaking when you talk about it that your heart start beating faster when you talk
heart start beating faster when you talk
heart start beating faster when you talk about it that you cry in the midst of
about it that you cry in the midst of
about it that you cry in the midst of talking about it that passion that I’m
talking about it that passion that I’m
talking about it that passion that I’m referring to everyone has it everyone
referring to everyone has it everyone
referring to everyone has it everyone has it and that passion is what it needs
has it and that passion is what it needs
has it and that passion is what it needs you to change the world today some some
you to change the world today some some
you to change the world today some some stay silent and accept tragedies and
stay silent and accept tragedies and
stay silent and accept tragedies and refuse to promote development throughout
refuse to promote development throughout
refuse to promote development throughout the world but that’s not who you are you
the world but that’s not who you are you
the world but that’s not who you are you should not stay silent some refuse to
should not stay silent some refuse to
should not stay silent some refuse to speak up or do anything that doesn’t
speak up or do anything that doesn’t
speak up or do anything that doesn’t mean you should be either you research
mean you should be either you research
mean you should be either you research and you learn about your stance and your
and you learn about your stance and your
and you learn about your stance and your cause your research and you learn and
cause your research and you learn and
cause your research and you learn and you solidify and then you utilize and
you solidify and then you utilize and
you solidify and then you utilize and that can be a weapon of words and that
that can be a weapon of words and that
that can be a weapon of words and that can be a shield of wisdom I want you to
can be a shield of wisdom I want you to
can be a shield of wisdom I want you to educate me I want you to take initiative
educate me I want you to take initiative
educate me I want you to take initiative you’re aware of things I’m aware of
you’re aware of things I’m aware of
you’re aware of things I’m aware of things I think it’s about time that we
things I think it’s about time that we
things I think it’s about time that we start exchanging instead of me just
start exchanging instead of me just
start exchanging instead of me just standing up and telling you things talk
standing up and telling you things talk
standing up and telling you things talk you can talk you can communicate you can
you can talk you can communicate you can
you can talk you can communicate you can project what you believe in once people
project what you believe in once people
project what you believe in once people are aware about what turbulent what you
are aware about what turbulent what you
are aware about what turbulent what you believe in or about your cause the scope
believe in or about your cause the scope
believe in or about your cause the scope of exposure increases and it grows no
of exposure increases and it grows no
of exposure increases and it grows no one has the same passion as you do
one has the same passion as you do
one has the same passion as you do no one has yours no one tensed up can’t
no one has yours no one tensed up can’t
no one has yours no one tensed up can’t stand up on stage and talk about global
stand up on stage and talk about global
stand up on stage and talk about global warming and about how we need to do
warming and about how we need to do
warming and about how we need to do something about it like you can no one
something about it like you can no one
something about it like you can no one can stand up on stage and talk about
can stand up on stage and talk about
can stand up on stage and talk about women’s rights or indigenous peoples
women’s rights or indigenous peoples
women’s rights or indigenous peoples rights and talk about how we need to do
rights and talk about how we need to do
rights and talk about how we need to do something about it like you can now I
something about it like you can now I
something about it like you can now I know you have the cure to incurable
know you have the cure to incurable
know you have the cure to incurable diseases you can end poverty in a nation
diseases you can end poverty in a nation
diseases you can end poverty in a nation now I know the idea of changing the
now I know the idea of changing the
now I know the idea of changing the world sounds pretty far-fetched I mean I
world sounds pretty far-fetched I mean I
world sounds pretty far-fetched I mean I could barely stick to a diet for two
could barely stick to a diet for two
could barely stick to a diet for two months what makes me think that I’m
months what makes me think that I’m
months what makes me think that I’m gonna change the world well I’m not
gonna change the world well I’m not
gonna change the world well I’m not passionate about diet tree
passionate about diet tree
passionate about diet tree I’m not passionate about that you about
I’m not passionate about that you about
I’m not passionate about that you about what I am passionate about is people and
what I am passionate about is people and
what I am passionate about is people and their capabilities how people don’t
their capabilities how people don’t
their capabilities how people don’t amount to anything but to everything the
amount to anything but to everything the
amount to anything but to everything the least you can do is to be aware and to
least you can do is to be aware and to
least you can do is to be aware and to learn with that you’ve done you the job
learn with that you’ve done you the job
learn with that you’ve done you the job for yourself in your community it all
for yourself in your community it all
for yourself in your community it all starts with small steps and the first
starts with small steps and the first
starts with small steps and the first step you take is to be aware and believe
step you take is to be aware and believe
step you take is to be aware and believe in the potential that you have as an
in the potential that you have as an
in the potential that you have as an individual and then on only then will
individual and then on only then will
individual and then on only then will people of the people around you will
people of the people around you will
people of the people around you will believe in it to take advantage of the
believe in it to take advantage of the
believe in it to take advantage of the social media platforms we have take
social media platforms we have take
social media platforms we have take advantage of the school platforms you
advantage of the school platforms you
advantage of the school platforms you have take advantage of any platform like
have take advantage of any platform like
have take advantage of any platform like TEDx today all these resources that can
TEDx today all these resources that can
TEDx today all these resources that can help you change the world or lead to a
help you change the world or lead to a
help you change the world or lead to a change I think it’s about time that we
change I think it’s about time that we
change I think it’s about time that we start using it
start using it
start using it if you’ve raised your own awareness then
if you’ve raised your own awareness then
if you’ve raised your own awareness then you’ve started something beautiful now
you’ve started something beautiful now
you’ve started something beautiful now it’s up to you whether you want to
it’s up to you whether you want to
it’s up to you whether you want to continue on that journey that leads to
continue on that journey that leads to
continue on that journey that leads to that change arguably that could be the
that change arguably that could be the
that change arguably that could be the hardest thing you ever do in your life
hardest thing you ever do in your life
hardest thing you ever do in your life whether that change be small or big some
whether that change be small or big some
whether that change be small or big some stay silent you should not stay silent
stay silent you should not stay silent
stay silent you should not stay silent [Applause]
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