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TED Fellow Zahra Al-Mahdi was raised by screens — "storytelling machines" like TV and the internet that shaped her sense of self and reality. Now a multimedia artist and filmmaker, she challenges common historical narratives and brings a multiplicity of perspectives to the surface. In this dynamic talk, Al-Mahdi traces her development as a storyteller using satire, dark humor and tactile collage techniques to expand what we think we know about ourselves.
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The wrong people will always teach you the right lessons
Sometimes, very harshly.
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On a totally different subject, but you look like the guy who played Alladin in the live action. You’re really pretty
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So good. And I can’t put my finger on exactly how.
I’ve been following Zahra on Instagram forever, definitely one of the most intriguing and refreshing voices from the gulf region and Middle East at large. So glad to see her on TED. Her art represents so much of the nuance millennial Arabs find themselves interacting with on a daily basis. Keep doing up the great work! Excited to see where your growth takes you Shukran Zahra
great content and great way to deliver it , thank you , i hope we have more voices like that in the middle east because we absolutely need it
To challenge the meaning of word used in sentence, we begin to use it in an infinite number of stories.
Word is like container holding juice of Meaning inside it and that juice changes by context/ perspective in which a Word is used.
After all, through stories, We conjures our World View.
Nice video.
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Amazing!
Wow why do I find my self so related to this video i didn’t regret watching ❤️❤️❤️
This kind of persons gave us challenges to do good….