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Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life
Bassam Tariq: La bellesa i la diversitat de la vida musulmana
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Bassam Tariq és blogger, carnisser halal i fa pel·lícules, i un fil uneix les tres coses: l'alegria de la diversitat, la humanitat de les nostres experiències individuals. En aquesta xerrada encisadora, comparteix imatges de la seva pel·lícula 'These Birds Walk' i del seu viatge per 30 mesquites en 30 dies —i ens recorda que admirem la bonica complexitat que tenim tots a dins.
Bassam Tariq - Creative spirit
Bassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity. Full bio
Bassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity. Full bio
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I'm a blogger, a filmmaker and a butcher,
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Sóc blogger, carnisser i faig pel·lícules
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and I'll explain how
these identities come together.
these identities come together.
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i us explicaré com s'uneixen
aquestes tres identitats.
aquestes tres identitats.
00:19
It started four years ago,
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Va començar fa 4 anys
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when a friend and I opened
our first Ramadan fast
our first Ramadan fast
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quan un amic i jo vam començar
el primer dejú del ramadà
el primer dejú del ramadà
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at one of the busiest mosques
in New York City.
in New York City.
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a una de les mesquites
més transitades de Nova York.
més transitades de Nova York.
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Crowds of men with beards and skullcaps
were swarming the streets.
were swarming the streets.
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Desenes d'homes amb barbes
i casquets omplien els carrers.
i casquets omplien els carrers.
00:29
It was an FBI agent's wet dream.
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
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El somni humit d'un agent de l'FBI
(Rialles)
(Rialles)
00:33
But being a part of this community,
we knew how welcoming this space was.
we knew how welcoming this space was.
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Com a part de la comunitat,
sabíem que era un lloc acollidor.
sabíem que era un lloc acollidor.
00:37
For years, I'd seen photos
of this space being documented
of this space being documented
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Durant anys he vist fotos
que el representaven
que el representaven
00:40
as a lifeless and cold monolith,
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com a un monòlit fred i sense vida,
00:42
much like the stereotypical image
painted of the American Muslim experience.
painted of the American Muslim experience.
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com l'estereotip de l'experiència
musulmana als EUA.
musulmana als EUA.
00:46
Frustrated by this myopic view,
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Frustrats per aquesta visió miop,
00:48
my friend and I had this crazy idea:
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el meu amic i jo vam tenir una idea boja:
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Let's break our fast
at a different mosque in a different state
at a different mosque in a different state
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«Trenquem el dejú en una mesquita
d'un estat diferent
d'un estat diferent
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each night of Ramadan
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cada nit del ramadà
00:55
and share those stories on a blog.
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i expliquem-ho en un blog.»
00:57
We called it "30 Mosques in 30 Days,"
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De títol '30 mesquites en 30 dies'.
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and we drove to all the 50 states
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Vam conduir pels 50 estats
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and shared stories from over 100
vastly different Muslim communities,
vastly different Muslim communities,
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compartint històries de més
de 100 comunitats ben diferents,
de 100 comunitats ben diferents,
01:04
ranging from the Cambodian refugees
in the L.A. projects
in the L.A. projects
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des dels refugiats de Cambodja
de Los Àngeles
de Los Àngeles
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to the black Sufis living
in the woods of South Carolina.
in the woods of South Carolina.
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fins als sufís negres dels boscos
de Carolina del Sud.
de Carolina del Sud.
01:11
What emerged was a beautiful
and complicated portrait of America.
and complicated portrait of America.
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En va sortir un retrat bonic
i complex dels EUA.
i complex dels EUA.
01:14
The media coverage
forced local journalists
forced local journalists
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Els mitjans van obligar
els periodistes
els periodistes
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to revisit their Muslim communities,
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a revisitar les comunitats musulmanes.
Però el més emocionant
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but what was really exciting
was seeing people from around the world
was seeing people from around the world
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era veure gent de tot el món
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being inspired to take
their own 30-mosque journey.
their own 30-mosque journey.
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inspirada a fer el seu propi
viatge a 30 mesquites.
viatge a 30 mesquites.
Fins i tot dos futbolistes de l'NFL
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There were even these two NFL athletes
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es van saltar una lliga per fer-ho.
01:27
who took a sabbatical
from the league to do so.
from the league to do so.
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01:29
And as 30 Mosques
was blossoming around the world,
was blossoming around the world,
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I mentre el fenomen s'estenia pel món,
01:32
I was actually stuck in Pakistan
working on a film.
working on a film.
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una pel·lícula em tenia
atrapat al Pakistan.
atrapat al Pakistan.
01:35
My codirector, Omar, and I were at
a breaking point with many of our friends
a breaking point with many of our friends
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El meu codirector, l'Omar, i jo
estàvem en un punt crític amb els amics
estàvem en un punt crític amb els amics
01:38
on how to position the film.
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sobre l'enfocament del film.
De títol 'These Birds Walk'
(Aquests ocells caminen),
(Aquests ocells caminen),
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The movie is called "These Birds Walk,"
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01:42
and it is about wayward street kids
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parlava de nens de carrer
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who are struggling to find
some semblance of family.
some semblance of family.
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que lluiten per aconseguir
algun tipus de família.
algun tipus de família.
01:47
We focus on the complexities
of youth and family discord,
of youth and family discord,
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Tractàvem la complexitat de la juventut
i els problemes familiars,
i els problemes familiars,
01:50
but our friends kept on nudging us
to comment on drones and target killings
to comment on drones and target killings
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però els amics insistien que parléssim
de drons i de morts
de drons i de morts
01:54
to make the film "more relevant,"
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per fer la pel·lícula «més rellevant».
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essentially reducing these people
who have entrusted us with their stories
who have entrusted us with their stories
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Això reduiria la gent que ens havia
confiat les seves històries
confiat les seves històries
02:00
into sociopolitical symbols.
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a símbols sociopolítics.
02:02
Of course, we didn't listen to them,
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No els vam fer cas, és clar.
02:04
and instead, we championed
the tender gestures of love
the tender gestures of love
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En canvi, vam destacar
els tendres gestos d'amor
els tendres gestos d'amor
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and headlong flashes of youth.
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i els impulsos de la juventut.
02:10
The agenda behind our cinematic
immersion was only empathy,
immersion was only empathy,
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L'objectiu de la nostra immersió
cinematogràfica era l'empatia,
cinematogràfica era l'empatia,
02:13
an emotion that's largely
deficient from films
deficient from films
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una emoció molt deficient en el cine
02:15
that come from our region of the world.
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de la nostra regió del món.
02:19
And as "These Birds Walk" played at film
festivals and theaters internationally,
festivals and theaters internationally,
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I mentre la pel·lícula es mostrava
en festivals i cinemes internacionals,
en festivals i cinemes internacionals,
em vaig assentar finalment a Nova York.
02:23
I finally had my feet
planted at home in New York,
planted at home in New York,
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02:25
and with all the extra time
and still no real money,
and still no real money,
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Amb molt de temps lliure
i encara sense diners,
i encara sense diners,
02:29
my wife tasked me to cook more for us.
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la meva dona em va demanar
que cuinés més a casa.
que cuinés més a casa.
02:33
And whenever I'd go to the local butcher
to purchase some halal meat,
to purchase some halal meat,
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Quan anava a la carnisseria
a comprar carn halal
a comprar carn halal
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something felt off.
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veia coses estranyes.
02:37
For those that don't know,
halal is a term used for meat
halal is a term used for meat
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Pels que no ho sabeu,
'halal' es refereix a la carn
'halal' es refereix a la carn
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that is raised and slaughtered humanely
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
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que es cria i es mata humanitàriament
segons les indicacions islàmiques.
segons les indicacions islàmiques.
02:45
Unfortunately, the majority
of halal meat in America
of halal meat in America
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Malauradament, la major part
de la carn halal dels EUA
de la carn halal dels EUA
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doesn't rise to the standard
that my faith calls for.
that my faith calls for.
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no compleix les exigències de la meva fe.
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The more I learned
about these unethical practices,
about these unethical practices,
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Com més coneixia aquestes
pràctiques poc ètiques,
pràctiques poc ètiques,
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the more violated I felt,
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més traït em sentia.
02:56
particularly because businesses
from my own community
from my own community
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Especialment perquè els negocis
de la meva pròpia comunitat
de la meva pròpia comunitat
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were the ones taking advantage
of my orthodoxy.
of my orthodoxy.
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eren els que s'aprofitaven
de la meva ortodòxia.
de la meva ortodòxia.
03:03
So, with emotions running high,
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
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Portat per l'emoció, sense
cap experiència en carnisseria,
cap experiència en carnisseria,
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some friends and I opened a meat store
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en vaig obrir una amb uns amics
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in the heart of the
East Village fashion district.
East Village fashion district.
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al bell mig del modern
districte d'East Village
districte d'East Village
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(Laughter)
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(Rialles)
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We call it Honest Chops,
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Es diu Honest Chops
(Costelles honestes)
(Costelles honestes)
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and we're reclaiming halal by sourcing
organic, humanely raised animals,
organic, humanely raised animals,
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i defensem el halal
amb animals criats humanitàriament
amb animals criats humanitàriament
03:18
and by making it accessible and affordable
to working-class families.
to working-class families.
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i fent-lo accessible a la classe obrera.
03:22
There's really nothing like it in America.
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No hi ha res semblant als EUA.
03:24
The unbelievable part is actually
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
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El més increïble és
que el 90 % dels clients
que el 90 % dels clients
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are not even Muslim.
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no són musulmans.
03:30
For many, it is their first time
interacting with Islam
interacting with Islam
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Per a molts és la primera
interacció amb l'islam
interacció amb l'islam
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on such an intimate level.
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de tant a prop.
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So all these disparate projects --
(Laughter) --
(Laughter) --
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I tots aquests projectes esbojarrats
(Rialles)
(Rialles)
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are the result of a restlessness.
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són resultat de la inquietud.
03:42
They are a visceral response
to the businesses and curators
to the businesses and curators
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Són una resposta visceral
als negocis i la gent
als negocis i la gent
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who work hard to oversimplify
my beliefs and my community,
my beliefs and my community,
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que s'esforcen a simplificar
les creences de la meva comunitat.
les creences de la meva comunitat.
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and the only way to beat their machine
is to play by different rules.
is to play by different rules.
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I l'única manera de guanyar-los
és jugar amb normes noves.
és jugar amb normes noves.
03:53
We must fight with an inventive approach.
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Hem de lluitar des de l'enginy.
03:55
With the trust, with the access,
with the love that only we can bring,
with the love that only we can bring,
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Amb confiança, accessibilitat i amor
com només nosaltres ho podem fer.
com només nosaltres ho podem fer.
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we must unapologetically
reclaim our beliefs
reclaim our beliefs
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Defensem el que creiem
sense avergonyir-nos-en
sense avergonyir-nos-en
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in every moving image,
in every cut of meat,
in every cut of meat,
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en cada imatge emotiva,
en cada tall de carn,
en cada tall de carn,
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because if we whitewash our stories
for the sake of mass appeal,
for the sake of mass appeal,
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perquè si disfressem les històries
per agradar a les masses,
per agradar a les masses,
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not only will we fail,
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a més de fracassar,
04:11
but we will be trumped by those
with more money and more resources
with more money and more resources
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els que tenen més diners i recursos
ens passaran la mà per la cara
ens passaran la mà per la cara
04:14
to tell our stories.
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per explicar la nostra història.
04:16
But the call for creative courage
is not for novelty or relevance.
is not for novelty or relevance.
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La crida al coratge creatiu
no és cap novetat.
no és cap novetat.
04:20
It is simply because our communities
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
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Les nostres comunitats
són tan úniques i tan boniques
són tan úniques i tan boniques
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They demand us to find uncompromising ways
to be acknowledged and respected.
to be acknowledged and respected.
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que ens exigeixen trobar maneres
de donar-los reconeixement i respecte.
de donar-los reconeixement i respecte.
04:32
Thank you.
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Gràcies.
04:34
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bassam Tariq - Creative spiritBassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity.
Why you should listen
"Our purpose is simple: we are here to change the world’s relationship to their food." TED Fellow Bassam Tariq does not have small dreams; every project he undertakes is a big plan to make real change. Hence the butcher's shop he helped to open in Manhattan's East Village is organic, halal, and specifically designed to encourage healthier eating habits and happier families.
In 2011, Bassam and his friend Aman Ali resolved to spend each night of Ramadan in a different mosque in 30 states around the United States -- and write about the experience. The result, 30 Mosques in 30 States, was a celebration of the stunning diversity of the Muslim experience in America, and a celebration of individual stories worth telling. Similarly, his documentary, These Birds Walk, is a portrayal of real life for street kids in Karachi, Pakistan.
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