TED Talks
TED: An Israeli and a Palestinian talk peace, dignity and safety | Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar
Israel and Palestine have grappled with enduring territorial disputes and complex geopolitical tensions across generations. In this profound TED Membership conversation, Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad and Israeli founder of...
Curated Video
Hospital clashes and aftermath of El Salam office damage
1. Wide of police in Safaga port
2. Rear shot of police line
3. Close up of tear gas canister
4. Exterior of El-Salam building, housing offices of ferry that sank
5. Paper and furniture on the ground
6. Interior of building, paper and...
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Market reacts to downgrading of Japan's credit rating, analyst
1. Various, Stock Exchange
2. Set up of Masaaki Kanno, Chief Economist at J P Morgan Securities, Japan
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Masaaki Kanno, Chief Economist at J P Morgan Securities, Japan:
"It takes time but eventually I think that...
Curated Video
Relatives search hospital, a'math of stampede that killed more than 300
1. Entry of Mehsan hospital building
2. Various of people looking at wall with photographs of deceased
3. Various of people watching television with images of deceased
4. People looking at wall with photographs of deceased
5. Wide shot...
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40 killed as violence rages on; Deputy Information Minister comment
1. Various of protesters chanting
2. Close up of protestor holding sign (Arabic), "For every tyranny there''s an end"
3. Mid of men chanting
4. Protesters marching and banging drums
5. Various of protesters
6. Mid of sign in shape of...
Curated Video
VOICER Saudi comes to terms with last Saturday's blast
NB: wrong slate on tape, story correct
0000 Aftermath of bombing
0007 Zoom out from damaged building
0018 Road block
0024 Police stopping cars
0030 Police checking car
0038 SOUNDBITE (English) Mohsen Al-awajy, Saudi Lawyer, Reformist...
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Iranian Pres Ahmadinejad comment on Israel, rally at UK embassy
1. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President approaching podium
2. Wide of news conference
3. Cutaway of photographers
4. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President:
"I feel that he does not comply with the orders of...
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SOUTH AFRICA: SAUDI PRINCE AL-SAUD MEETS PRESIDENT MANDELA
Cape Town, South Africa - 25 September 1997
1. Wide shot exterior Mandela's office
2. Mid shot Nelson Mandela and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, walk down steps
3. Cutaway close shot of press
4. Cutaway medium shot press
5....
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Iraqi pilgrims not allowed to go to Saudi Arabia
1. Exterior Baghdad International Airport
2. Sign reading: (in Arabic) "Baghdad International Airport"
3. Sign reading: "Haji", pull out wide
4. Iraqi pilgrims crowded inside airport terminal
5. Male pilgrim sleeping on seat
6. Female...
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Arab states urge Lebanon to end crisis, Amr Moussa presser
1. Exterior of the Arab League headquarters
2. Wide of Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa seated at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Amr Moussa, Arab League Secretary-General:
"The meeting called on the Lebanese speaker of...
Curated Video
Indictment of Abu Ali accused of plotting Bush assassination
Washington DC, 1 March 2005
1. Pan from courthouse to people
2. Abu Ali''s father walks out
3. Abu Ali''s mother walks out
AP STILL - Courtesy Muslim American Society - No Sales, No Photo, No Internet, No Access Canada
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TED Talks
Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam
Journalist Mustafa Akyol talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as the seclusion of women) have become linked, in the popular mind, to the articles of faith of Islam. Has the world's general idea of the Islamic...
TED Talks
TED: A reality check on renewables | David MacKay
How much land mass would renewables need to power a nation like the UK? An entire country's worth. In this pragmatic talk, David MacKay tours the basic mathematics that show worrying limitations on our sustainable energy options ... and...
SciShow
Spider Rain?!!
Hank sets the record straight for us, discussing a rain of spiders in Brazil (!?), a new virus that has the internet all a-twitter, and another asteroid recently found to have hit the Earth (not the one in Siberia!) - are you ready for...
TED Talks
TED: A Saudi, an Indian and an Iranian walk into a Qatari bar ... | Maz Jobrani
Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani takes to the TEDxSummit stage in Doha, Qatar to take on serious issues in the Middle East -- like how many kisses to give when saying “Hi,” and what not to say on an American airplane.
TED Talks
TED: A Saudi woman who dared to drive | Manal al-Sharif
There's no actual law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. But it's forbidden. Two years ago, Manal al-Sharif decided to encourage women to drive by doing so -- and filming herself for YouTube. Hear her story of what happened next.
SciShow
Dangerously Smart: Why This Fish Almost Beached Itself
Fish are smarter than you think! Scientists have explored triggerfish's ability to learn some clever hunting tactics.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is meningitis so dangerous? - Melvin Sanicas
In 1987, thousands of people gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. But what started out as a celebration led to a worldwide health crisis: more than 2,000 cases of meningitis broke out, spreading across Saudi Arabia...
TED Talks
TED: Will automation take away all our jobs? | David Autor
Here's a paradox you don't hear much about: despite a century of creating machines to do our work for us, the proportion of adults in the uS with a job has consistently gone up for the past 125 years. Why hasn't human labor become...
Curated Video
Why Venezuela Is So Poor Despite Having So Much Oil
Venezuela has the largest deposits of oil in the world. More than Saudi Arabia, more than Iraq, more than Canada. Despite this, the country has been in economic free-fall for the last few years. And its production of oil has dropped from...
Curated Video
Iraq - Geography & Governorates | Countries of the World
Learn the geography of Iraq -- a country known as the 'cradle of civilization' -- and its 19 governorates with this Countries of the World video by KLT!
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Football Shorts - Episode 123 MAN U AND SAUDI CLUB AL HILAL
MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS ARRIVED IN RIYADH AND SPENT A FEW HOURS TRAINING IN THE SAUDI CAPITAL'S KING FAHD STADIUM, A DAY AHEAD OF A TESTIMONIAL GAME AGAINST AL HILAL. THE GAME WAS TO MARK THE IMMINENT RETIREMENT OF ONE OF SAUDI'S...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bryan Caplan - Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration
Bryan Caplan, a professor of economics at George Mason University and author of "Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration," defends the controversial position of open borders. He argues that restricting the movement of labor...
Curated Video
What are the Different Forms of Government?
Every country on Earth is run by some form of government – but there are many different kinds, from autocracies and oligarchies to direct and representative democracies.