so what do you want to do today I don’t know honestly there’s nothing to do in
know honestly there’s nothing to do in
know honestly there’s nothing to do in this awful country what do you want to
this awful country what do you want to
this awful country what do you want to get Shake Shack here well do you want to
get Shake Shack here well do you want to
get Shake Shack here well do you want to go ice-skating yes in the middle of the
go ice-skating yes in the middle of the
go ice-skating yes in the middle of the desert you want to take the metro to
desert you want to take the metro to
desert you want to take the metro to lunch the non-existent one how about we
lunch the non-existent one how about we
lunch the non-existent one how about we go for some caffee
go for some caffee
go for some caffee what or men self I didn’t think of that
what or men self I didn’t think of that
what or men self I didn’t think of that and then tomorrow we can go to the Dead
and then tomorrow we can go to the Dead
and then tomorrow we can go to the Dead Sea for lunch yeah we could and then
Sea for lunch yeah we could and then
Sea for lunch yeah we could and then after some more we can go to shudders
after some more we can go to shudders
after some more we can go to shudders I’ve never camels before how many of you
I’ve never camels before how many of you
I’ve never camels before how many of you plants come back or came back after
plants come back or came back after
plants come back or came back after completing your education Zout side it
completing your education Zout side it
completing your education Zout side it has become the norm now within
has become the norm now within
has become the norm now within privileged communities such as our own
privileged communities such as our own
privileged communities such as our own for students to leave the Middle East
for students to leave the Middle East
for students to leave the Middle East and study abroad and not return whether
and study abroad and not return whether
and study abroad and not return whether it be the United States or Europe many
it be the United States or Europe many
it be the United States or Europe many of us find comfort then in the next 1 to
of us find comfort then in the next 1 to
of us find comfort then in the next 1 to 4 years we would be living in the
4 years we would be living in the
4 years we would be living in the university thousands of miles away from
university thousands of miles away from
university thousands of miles away from this place that has caused us so much
this place that has caused us so much
this place that has caused us so much strife but how can you not be excited to
strife but how can you not be excited to
strife but how can you not be excited to finally leave such a boring and outdated
finally leave such a boring and outdated
finally leave such a boring and outdated country when cities like LA the city of
country when cities like LA the city of
country when cities like LA the city of Stars and New York City the city that
Stars and New York City the city that
Stars and New York City the city that never sleeps have so much more to give
never sleeps have so much more to give
never sleeps have so much more to give us how is it possible that a country
us how is it possible that a country
us how is it possible that a country like Jordan has more to offer us if you
like Jordan has more to offer us if you
like Jordan has more to offer us if you ask us that question a few weeks ago
ask us that question a few weeks ago
ask us that question a few weeks ago we’d be in the same position you are
we’d be in the same position you are
we’d be in the same position you are eyes wide open and mouths gaping let’s
eyes wide open and mouths gaping let’s
eyes wide open and mouths gaping let’s go back to the question he asks you all
go back to the question he asks you all
go back to the question he asks you all in the beginning a lot of you think that
in the beginning a lot of you think that
in the beginning a lot of you think that coming back here is a death wish but
coming back here is a death wish but
coming back here is a death wish but it’s not just you according to Al
it’s not just you according to Al
it’s not just you according to Al Jazeera and use channel fairly famous in
Jazeera and use channel fairly famous in
Jazeera and use channel fairly famous in all of our grandparents homes 95 percent
all of our grandparents homes 95 percent
all of our grandparents homes 95 percent of Arab students that study abroad
of Arab students that study abroad
of Arab students that study abroad choose not to return this is known as
choose not to return this is known as
choose not to return this is known as brain drain let’s define it it’s the
brain drain let’s define it it’s the
brain drain let’s define it it’s the departure of professional or educated
departure of professional or educated
departure of professional or educated people from one country for another for
people from one country for another for
people from one country for another for better pay your living conditions what
better pay your living conditions what
better pay your living conditions what would have occurred if Nelson Mandela
would have occurred if Nelson Mandela
would have occurred if Nelson Mandela decided to leave South Africa for the
decided to leave South Africa for the
decided to leave South Africa for the United States sure Hosni what would have
United States sure Hosni what would have
United States sure Hosni what would have happened if Gandhi decided to remain in
happened if Gandhi decided to remain in
happened if Gandhi decided to remain in England rather than return to India
England rather than return to India
England rather than return to India Gandhi Omo Gandhi Oh Anna the Middle
Gandhi Omo Gandhi Oh Anna the Middle
Gandhi Omo Gandhi Oh Anna the Middle East Steve Jobs was gone when I’m Dell
East Steve Jobs was gone when I’m Dell
East Steve Jobs was gone when I’m Dell fat when I’m dead fetish and then was
fat when I’m dead fetish and then was
fat when I’m dead fetish and then was forced to leave Syria for the United
forced to leave Syria for the United
forced to leave Syria for the United States Yadkin Auto V well yes originally
States Yadkin Auto V well yes originally
States Yadkin Auto V well yes originally these Steve Jobs a neighbor this
these Steve Jobs a neighbor this
these Steve Jobs a neighbor this relative me
relative me
relative me and I hope the late Steve Jobs as head
and I hope the late Steve Jobs as head
and I hope the late Steve Jobs as head of multi-billion dollar company Apple a
of multi-billion dollar company Apple a
of multi-billion dollar company Apple a world-renowned figure a successful
world-renowned figure a successful
world-renowned figure a successful businessman someone who changed our
businessman someone who changed our
businessman someone who changed our lifestyles an Arab not a doctor and
lifestyles an Arab not a doctor and
lifestyles an Arab not a doctor and engineer Steve Jobs along with Salma
engineer Steve Jobs along with Salma
engineer Steve Jobs along with Salma Hayek and Amal Clooney all successful
Hayek and Amal Clooney all successful
Hayek and Amal Clooney all successful all Arab the main cause of brain drain
all Arab the main cause of brain drain
all Arab the main cause of brain drain in the Middle East is due to a lack of
in the Middle East is due to a lack of
in the Middle East is due to a lack of resources and undemocratic government’s
resources and undemocratic government’s
resources and undemocratic government’s keeping the state keeping the regions in
keeping the state keeping the regions in
keeping the state keeping the regions in a state of colonization why would we
a state of colonization why would we
a state of colonization why would we personally leave while the world looks a
personally leave while the world looks a
personally leave while the world looks a whole lot more exciting out in other
whole lot more exciting out in other
whole lot more exciting out in other places new undiscovered I new
places new undiscovered I new
places new undiscovered I new undiscovered places for us to be
undiscovered places for us to be
undiscovered places for us to be ourselves in relief from the judging
ourselves in relief from the judging
ourselves in relief from the judging eyes of a harshly enforced culture
eyes of a harshly enforced culture
eyes of a harshly enforced culture limited by cultural norms many of us
limited by cultural norms many of us
limited by cultural norms many of us look to leave the Middle East to express
look to leave the Middle East to express
look to leave the Middle East to express creativity creativity that can be
creativity creativity that can be
creativity creativity that can be stifled by Middle Eastern culture and
stifled by Middle Eastern culture and
stifled by Middle Eastern culture and religion those of us who have gotten the
religion those of us who have gotten the
religion those of us who have gotten the opportunity to travel feel a sense of
opportunity to travel feel a sense of
opportunity to travel feel a sense of the outside world and once coming back
the outside world and once coming back
the outside world and once coming back we feel neglected of opportunity better
we feel neglected of opportunity better
we feel neglected of opportunity better pay assumed higher quality of living and
pay assumed higher quality of living and
pay assumed higher quality of living and broadening your horizons are all
broadening your horizons are all
broadening your horizons are all persuading elements to leaving the
persuading elements to leaving the
persuading elements to leaving the Middle East but our culture is
Middle East but our culture is
Middle East but our culture is subsequently washed away with the desire
subsequently washed away with the desire
subsequently washed away with the desire to abandon our homelands generation upon
to abandon our homelands generation upon
to abandon our homelands generation upon generation uninterested in bettering the
generation uninterested in bettering the
generation uninterested in bettering the world around them focused on moving to a
world around them focused on moving to a
world around them focused on moving to a better world themselves um new
better world themselves um new
better world themselves um new undiscovered places for us to be
undiscovered places for us to be
undiscovered places for us to be ourselves in and discover the outside
ourselves in and discover the outside
ourselves in and discover the outside world I for one will come back for the
world I for one will come back for the
world I for one will come back for the food California food kitchen Pizza
food California food kitchen Pizza
food California food kitchen Pizza Kitchen is no match for sofa and Farid
Kitchen is no match for sofa and Farid
Kitchen is no match for sofa and Farid Dean blinded by the lack of modern
Dean blinded by the lack of modern
Dean blinded by the lack of modern necessity the youth overlooked the
necessity the youth overlooked the
necessity the youth overlooked the beauty of their own culture and the
beauty of their own culture and the
beauty of their own culture and the resources they do have a girl not only
resources they do have a girl not only
resources they do have a girl not only has the Arab world’s produce many
has the Arab world’s produce many
has the Arab world’s produce many legends but it continues to we’re
legends but it continues to we’re
legends but it continues to we’re surrounded by the next Steve Jobs on the
surrounded by the next Steve Jobs on the
surrounded by the next Steve Jobs on the future head of UNICEF a growing nation
future head of UNICEF a growing nation
future head of UNICEF a growing nation rising rapidly with endless potential
rising rapidly with endless potential
rising rapidly with endless potential cities manufactured over the waves and
cities manufactured over the waves and
cities manufactured over the waves and built from ruins nothing stands in our
built from ruins nothing stands in our
built from ruins nothing stands in our way because as of right now no one’s in
way because as of right now no one’s in
way because as of right now no one’s in the way traveling away from our hidden
the way traveling away from our hidden
the way traveling away from our hidden beauties a blend of historical wonders
beauties a blend of historical wonders
beauties a blend of historical wonders and unthinkable opportunities for the
and unthinkable opportunities for the
and unthinkable opportunities for the future who is going to take care of our
future who is going to take care of our
future who is going to take care of our cities don’t come back for the stellar
cities don’t come back for the stellar
cities don’t come back for the stellar year-round beach weather come back and
year-round beach weather come back and
year-round beach weather come back and make a difference in the world
make a difference in the world
make a difference in the world grew up it and make it a better world
grew up it and make it a better world
grew up it and make it a better world for your children make your fit
for your children make your fit
for your children make your fit footprint surrounded by people surround
footprint surrounded by people surround
footprint surrounded by people surround your blood and your culture ideals that
your blood and your culture ideals that
your blood and your culture ideals that reach far beyond what tall towers and
reach far beyond what tall towers and
reach far beyond what tall towers and the shopping centers have to offer us
the shopping centers have to offer us
the shopping centers have to offer us Middle East is not perfect it’s far from
Middle East is not perfect it’s far from
Middle East is not perfect it’s far from it but to be assimilated but to be sorry
it but to be assimilated but to be sorry
it but to be assimilated but to be sorry but to be encapsulated by this mindset
but to be encapsulated by this mindset
but to be encapsulated by this mindset that reinforces the idea that we must
that reinforces the idea that we must
that reinforces the idea that we must assimilate with what is perfect
assimilate with what is perfect
assimilate with what is perfect rather than then the end leave what is
rather than then the end leave what is
rather than then the end leave what is imperfect drives us further away from
imperfect drives us further away from
imperfect drives us further away from reaching such altima perfection that was
reaching such altima perfection that was
reaching such altima perfection that was pretty good yeah but now what well we
pretty good yeah but now what well we
pretty good yeah but now what well we get on with our lives
get on with our lives
get on with our lives and then what what to have to come back
and then what what to have to come back
and then what what to have to come back and see
and see
and see [Applause]
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