Explore The City From The Homeless Perspective
If you are in a new place and need a tour guide, would you consider a homeless person as a tour guide? What would come into your mind at such suggestion? Though this concept is not new and places like Amsterdam, Brussels, Prague and Vienna are already doing it, London and even Bath [...]
World Water Day: How Water Scarcity Is Becoming A Reality.
On this day, we are reminded to think about water scarcity in some parts of the world. We are reminded constantly to be responsible about how we consume water in our everyday life. But can we imagine ourselves in this scenario of having a life without clean and safe water? Well according to the professor [...]
The Writings On The Walls: Peace Walls
Last year in Prague, I came across the famous Lennon wall. I was told this was just an ordinary wall in the ’80s that was turned into a wall full of graffiti and messages. During the ’80s, under a Communist regime, a lot of disillusioned and frustrated youth used the wall to pour out their [...]
TEDx Through A Beginner’s Eyes: By Zainab Khawaja
By Zainab Khawaja, Pakistan. I first heard of TED Talks through YouTube. The first talk I ever watched was on slam poetry. Sarah Kay was on stage, and she was sharing with the audience her direct, free-verse way of embracing the world. Slam poetry is about getting your feelings out there, using words and a [...]
Female Fandom: a good thing or a bad thing?
In the recent news Lauren Adkins, a student from University of Nevada made headlines when she announced she was getting married to a cardboard cut-out of Edward Cullen. The media published this news and this was followed by hostile comments from the general public. Some members of the public became personal by suggesting she [...]
A Penny For Your Thoughts ~ Reemma, TEDxYouth@Hackney Reporter
Written by Reemma Menon TEDxYouth@Hackney Youth Reporter 15 years old, London TEDxYouth@Hackney event was for me, an event where brilliant and imaginative minds combined forces to perform a speech that would best summarise their unique ideas that consequently led them to their unique careers. Chiara Palieri- a youth leader and an enthusiastic activist in social entrepreneurial [...]
My Dream Is To Give A TED Talk Some Day ~ Juwairiyya, TEDxYouth@Hackney Reporter
Written by Juwairiyya Asmal-Lee TEDxYouth@Hackney Youth Reporter 18 years old, London I had never been to a TED talk before but I have watched many of them on YouTube and one of my dreams is to one day give a TED talk myself…but I have to do something significant in order to do that. All [...]
Breaking The Barriers Through Photography: Soofia Asad
Photography is a great tool for expression and many people use it to express their ideas, thoughts and notions. A ground-breaking photographer from Karachi, Soofia Asad’s style has been known to be exaggerated and/or fictionalised reality revolving around women being the weak gender. Through her photography and her projects, ‘Silent Images’ and ‘Harmony in Disjointed [...]
Beating The Stereotypes With Photography: Dr Umair Wadood
“Pictures could not be accessories to the story — evidence — they had to contain the story within the frame; the best picture contained a whole war within one frame.” ~ Tatiana Soli Some people express their thoughts better in words, others prefer in [...]
The Formulaic Progression Through Life Should Be Abolished: By Rachel Chung
The Formulaic Progression Through Life Should Be Abolished By Rachel Chung, 18, London We study hard to get into our university of choice, and then we work hard for a decent degree to find a secure job and ultimately, look forward to retirement. It’s surprisingly regretful that so many young people plan out their lives, [...]
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