Sadness as a Tool of Activism | Amal Kassir | TEDxUHouston
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
- In a time where there's much to be outraged about, poet and organizer, Amal Kassir, questions whether her anger is the most effective tool in making change.
Amal Kassir is a Syrian American international spoken word poet who started as a waitress at her family's restaurant in Denver, CO. She has performed in 13 countries, and over five dozen cities, including Geneva at the United Nations. She has lectured, performed poetry and taught workshops in venues ranging from orphanages to refugee camps to youth prisons to universities to city sidewalks.
Amal designed her own undergraduate major, titled Community Programming in Social Psychology, where she has been able to create programs for a range of causes and communities, from businesses threatened by gentrification to poetry workshops for refugee students to counter-terrorism websites for the department of homeland security and she is now working on her first book.
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
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Translation of the first 10 seconds
" O, my Lord! Open for me my chest. * And ease my task for me. * And make loose the knot from my tongue, that they understand my speech "
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Thank you for the translation
Thank you for the translation love and light to you and all brave hearts like the speakers 💓
Thanks Tarek!
I love her smile ...and i loved her from the first talk
Me too man she is very sweet when she smiles and talks
Yes.. You sad true
She's a great woman
@@invain1027 What is her full name?
“Tears are all the same”...is beautiful
Peyton Place tears are all the same but the reason you cry are different
Salut ca va bien
yup
Meaning of first 10 seconds
“ I seek God's protection from Satan, the accursed”
"O my sustainer! Open my heart (to Thy light), and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tounge so that they might fully understand my speech" Al Quran 20:25-28
This prayer was recited by Prophet Moses (pbuh) when he was sent to Pharaoh.
Good to see u back dear...
May Allah bless us all...
Aameen
Aameen!
Aameen!
I read once that someone said to Kofi Annan "Why do you always speak so softly?" to which he replied "when you speak softly, people are forced to listen to you."
Dave Ashdown Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of Noam Chomsky.
I always wanted to hear her again...
It seems like 2020 isn't such a bad year after all 😊
Beautiful topic and you are wonderful speaking in public. I can tell you are a very strong woman. 💜💜💜👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Dad's can never get enough of holding their daughter's hand either. Please enjoy it while you can. Life is so short for some of us
Being sad when you see another person struggling only proves you have a strong and healthy heart. This is an important part of being a fully functional human being.
I agree that sadness, and empathy grabs people and moves people to action - then anger moves people forward.
Yes. Anger in it's purest form is just energy to propel us to actions that prevent further harm. Our feelings, although absolutely necessary to our very survival, are not what defines us a individuals. We are defined by what we do those feelings.
ربي يرفع البلاء عن سوريا و يحفظ أهلها يا رب ، تعبنا من الحرب و الدمار ف بلداننا العربية
2ameen
@akhil desai pta nhi kya likhte rehte h sale
امين
ريي يفرج عليكم يا رب
@ThatTechGuy what is this language? Hahahah
Every time I hear her talk, I always get the sense of a connection. And I know her speeches are from the heart.
"When one part of the human body hurts ,The whole body will feel pain "💔
Also not true
"OMG Bekky, that's like, so deep, like you're so Intelligent"
"Imma Upload this to my Tumblr OMFG"
@@JaysonT1 your opinion is to respected but that not my opinion , everyone has his / her point of view .
@akhil desai could u tell me ?!
As I am a vegetarian person
@@ashrakatosama3697 It's not opinion. My education is physical therapy, bio, Kinesiology, anatomy and physiology. The statement is incorrect.
Aww! Pizza Lisa's adorable daughter is back with another inspirational message!
I feel your pain and try to do as much as I can in my daily life to suppress inequalities and abuse of power. We have to demand justice for the victims in the borders and in the countries that are suffering war, death, hunger, discrimination... The people in power are mainly responsible for this happening, we should demand justice. A war is not inevitable like a storm or rain, it is a decision, and decisions are taken by people who can and must be held accountable.
@HentaiRacoon the first and simplest thing we can do as individuals is spread awareness and inform others of the oppression happening around. The more people aware, the faster we can get to raising our voices to be better heard.
I don't think you understood the talk. When you make demands that is the anger that she was speaking about, when you ask for empathy that is when people are swayed. If you want to make a positive impact then when someone talks, listen. Don't argue. Don't rant. Don't get so full of rage that you refuse to even speak with them. Learn about people like the speaker here who have stories that show the horror that is happening and ask for help to change the world instead of demanding that people do things, because when you demand things from people they fight back. When you ask for help and show them why it is needed you are much more likely to receive it.
I love her way of talking from the first talk, commenting before watching this talk
This really touched me. "our tears are all the same"
It got straight into my heart. She is an amazing talker💓
I totally agree with you about how many people look at middle Easter as angry people who can't hold a conversation without raising their voice, however I noticed this only happens when we deal with another middle eastern person, who doesn't allow you to talk back and doesn't care about listening to your respond back. I am an American Egyptian woman and I lived my entire adulthood here in the US, so this is coming from an experience. I can tell you now whenever I'm communicating with anyone who is not from this culture the conversation go so smooth and in a very respectful way.
a great speech. I can feel that as Muslim that what happened in Syria and the entire world were like looker-on.
@Stacha Stochmol why the UNO is quite on this issue
You maybe a Muslim but Syria is not just for Muslims. There are Christian's and Alawis and other religions in Syria. If you only feel for Muslims then don't look at Syria because that's not the way to "feel" for Syrians. Be human first and forget about what religion people are.
Such a nice and articulate way of speaking... May Allah SWT help and guide us all
Soo intelligent and beautifull woman
Oh, God , love you
Enslaved by silly dogmas
I love her voice, her smile, her ideas and her dress too.
you have a magical smile, and a very good ability to make us thinking about what are u going to say. extremely good job sister Keep going (
you carry the real Islam's message)
She is my inspiration! I love her so much ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I am so inspired by her story and reflection on humanity..she's an intelligent spokeperson, may Allah Grant her more wisdom
Thanks for managing to sadden my heart.
Great speech.. you are chosen for upliftment..
Very brave & strong women..I like her way of talking..❤
My heart is so heavy. ilove your speech. Thank you and masallah🌸
My prayer to all is , Yes , be angry if needed. However , turn anger to listening and understanding and coming together as children of God. Light And Love Along Your Way.
The solidarity is what make us humans
Mashaallah, alhamdulillah I can see new post of her speech
OMG AMAL!! I lovedddd her 1st tedtalk
Wow, that was a powerful speech by and the character of her is so charismatic
Loved it ❤️
YES! Very powerful and impactful story!
I needed to hear this. Thank you
Keep speaking cousin! Let the words ring from shore to shore, pole to pole. (yes she really is my cousin, and can't express how proud I am of her
be armoured to hate you owl
انا من الجزائر وياريت عرفتك من زمان ماشاء الله الله يوفقك احبك جدا
Iam so proud of you, your message was incredible and will reach out to advanced levels ...
Breathtaking speech and woman indeed!
Jazakallah my dear sister.
Good words!
Хорошие слова!
Loved this she is inspiring. Xxx
So powerful, thank you Amal 💓💓💓💓
Your message in your speech awakens the Center of our brains.....Love Your Heart....live forever......Allah save you...
Great talk from great woman
God Bless you
Was going to the shower and I couldn't stop watching, great comm skills
Great and inspirational
really amazing talk
she is SO nice!
Great Talks For Humanity.
She is amazing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
wow this is beautifully spoken! 👍🏻
Yay, Amal is back with another beautiful message!✨💕🌈
great!😍😘😘 i like your speech bravely with confidenciality
Bravo!!!
it got straight to my heart .. Amaal 💔😢
Mashallah a nice start and a nice speech which I hope it motivates everyone.....and also let Allah open our heart to make dua for every unpeaceful country...AllahumeAmeen!!!
I love your talks.
Beauty with Brain 👌✌️
i loved her from the first talk
Thank you TedX 🤍
Perfect 🙏
MASHALAH VERY IMPRESSIVE SPEACH GOOD SMILE AND PRESENTATION AND STRONG GIRL WITH CLEAR MIND TNKS FOR GIVEN AWEKAN US.
God bless you
MASHALLAH.May allah shower her family with everlasting blessings💚
Love her!
Beautiful speech. Hat's up
Wow 😳🙏🏾 this was informative and powerful.
Who the heck are the people commenting here on her dress... Mind your own business... It's her choice.. It's a personal thing... How would u feel if I ask the colour of your innerwear... You will definitely say it's a personal thing... So why to bother others...
People are sick, they will see whatever their brain consumes
= Compassion and Empathy work wonders ~~~ t.y. dear Lady for your efforts here !!
Maansha Allah illaahay haku barakeeyo
Why do I feel 12min video like a 3 - 4min... I need more of her speech.
Yeah, me too i feel same
I love your speach
You talk about sadness, yet you are so palpably happy for most of the talk.
KONUSMA BASLANGICI ...MUHTESEMDINIZ...🙏🏽😊👍
Brave strangers=caring humanity. We are all children of a loving God
Confidence 👍💕
Masha Allah
you are the best
Such a great talk for everything going on right now!
Looking so lovely in this attire.
Wauw u toutch my heart and my soul
Very inspiring 💞thank you Tedx for this wonderful video
The first few seconds made me ❤️
What a beautiful person!
Her voice . Mashallah
Her cuteness is her own
Hella olsun 😊🌸🇹🇷🇹🇷💙
I enjoyed this "
Subhanaallah ukhti
ماشاءالله
امل its meaning hope 💙
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Good job.
Iwish that evry American one can see this vedio
Ifeel Sad.... and power to be in this stage one time inchallah
Syria, Palestine, Sudan..
May allah help our people
Masha allah😍😘😍😘
I'm Honored.