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X marks the spot: TEDx event brings hope after bombing, plus this week’s TEDx TalksX marks the spot: TEDx event brings hope after bombing, plus this week’s TEDx Talks

Posted By Shirin Samimi-Moore

The city of Karachi, Pakistan, was on lockdown after bomb blasts claimed 57 lives in the midst of a tumultuous election. And on the day of TEDxBahriaUKarachi, yet another bomb shocked the area. Still, organizers Furqan Hussein and Sana Nasir boldly tread onward toward putting on a memorable event. “‘Ideas for Survival,’ our theme, sowed […]

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Lift the ban on YouTube: Artists in Pakistan speak outLift the ban on YouTube: Artists in Pakistan speak out

Posted By Emily McManus

As a young musician in Pakistan, TED Fellow Usman Riaz learned to play in the percussive guitar style by watching YouTube videos of Kaki King and her influences, including the founder of the technique, Preston Reed. Now, Riaz is among the artists and musicians calling for Pakistan to lift its seven-month-old ban on YouTube. Talking […]