How Did Being Tortured Save My Life? | Omar Alshogre | TEDxGeorgetown

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Former Syrian prisoner of war Omar Alshogre details how the lessons he learned in captivity have empowered him to effect change each day of his life. Omar Alshogre is a Syrian refugee, a public speaker and human rights activist who is currently the Director for Detainee Affairs at the Syrian Emergency Task Force. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@omar.alshogre]

I will always remember the joy of delivering this speech.

[@enesaslanbey6590]

100🌹

[@thedarkslayer9475]

Cringe

[@user-zj2ii3wc9n]

@@thedarkslayer9475 You damn boy, I find you in every comment. Are you Syrian and with the Assad regime? This behaviors are expected from the worst and dirtiest people on this planet

[@cewolf78]

100 🌹

[@bashaarsaadeh]

12:04
نور لسه عايشة؟ أو انك بتكذب ؟ يا خسارة اذا كنت بتكذب

[@bibiCism]

I don't know if these stories could have been delivered any better. This suffering delivered as if it was fiction; a tale for the stage somehow helps us to listen without getting broken ourselves. We are spared the depths of his pain. Thank you for sharing your stories. What an insane moment we are living in right now. The world has really gone bonkers!

[@thedarkslayer9475]

Because it is fiction, how weird.

[@allialias]

Be Prepared, This may make your heart pound and your stomach hurt. I'm Stunned.

[@vh73sy]

عُمر الشُغري 🇸🇾
Impressive

[@rayan_haj_ali]

Record, O Syria, a golden history from the blood of your sons. Let the prison walls bear witness that they saw men who suffered scourges that the mind cannot fathom, but they were men in them until their last breath.
Their stories and testimonies teach you how ridiculous our lives are compared to their suffering. May God free the families of those who remain and have mercy on the prison martyrs and accept them as friends.

[@ahmedmallouk1401]

Omar geweldig heel veel succes wij trots op op jou❤❤❤

[@Melody-km2ld]

Good speech 🎉

[@naazfatima5790]

Wow SubhanAllah !! Where is Noor now ?

[@ناناتشي-غ2ظ]

نور تزوجت واكملت دراستها وعندها طفلتين

[@raghadrajab271]

❤❤❤love this

[@basmalamustafa7244]

I am proud of you!!!!!

[@bakerstreet858]

with all due respect you could tell your story in a normal way, not making this a show

[@ahmadbusiness5619]

You definitely do not know how public speaking works and how to make an audience pay attention

[@alaaomer7447]

I will never forget your story it is sooo inspiring ❤❤