Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life
بسام طریق: زیبایی و تنوع زندگی مسلمانان
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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these identities come together.
هویتها دور هم گرد آمدند.
our first Ramadan fast
in New York City.
were swarming the streets.
(Laughter)
( خنده تماشاگران)
we knew how welcoming this space was.
ما می دانستیم که چقدر این فضا پذیرای ماست
of this space being documented
painted of the American Muslim experience.
نقاشی ازمسلمان آمریکایی بودند.
at a different mosque in a different state
vastly different Muslim communities,
مسلمانان را به اشتراک گزاردیم،
in the L.A. projects
in the woods of South Carolina.
کارولینا جنوبی زندگی می کنند.
and complicated portrait of America.
forced local journalists
was seeing people from around the world
دیدن مردمی از سراسر جهان بود
their own 30-mosque journey.
خودشان را انجام دهند.
from the league to do so.
تا اینکار را بکنند.
was blossoming around the world,
working on a film.
a breaking point with many of our friends
در نقطه عطف کاری مان درباره
some semblance of family.
of youth and family discord,
و خانواده هایشان تمرکز کرده بودیم،
to comment on drones and target killings
و قتل های هدفمند در فیلم بگنجانیم
who have entrusted us with their stories
که با نماد های سیاسی
the tender gestures of love
immersion was only empathy,
غوطه ور شدن در همدلی بود،
deficient from films
festivals and theaters internationally,
سینماهای بین المللی به نمایش درآمد،
planted at home in New York,
and still no real money,
و هنوز پولی کسب نکرده بودم،
to purchase some halal meat,
halal is a term used for meat
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
برای ذبح همراه با شفقت حیوانات است.
of halal meat in America
that my faith calls for.
about these unethical practices,
یادگرفتم،
from my own community
of my orthodoxy.
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
و مطلقا هیچ تجربه ای در مورد قصابی نداشتم،
East Village fashion district.
organic, humanely raised animals,
که حیوان با شفقت پرورش داده شده را تامین کرده
to working-class families.
می دهیم.
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
مشتریان فروشگاه ما
interacting with Islam
که با مسلمانان
(Laughter) --
to the businesses and curators
موزه دارانی هست
my beliefs and my community,
جامعه من را ساده انگاری کنند،
is to play by different rules.
بازی با قواعد متفاوت هست.
with the love that only we can bring,
با عشقی که ما تنها می توانیم بیاوریم،
reclaim our beliefs
in every cut of meat,
می زنیم باز پس بگیریم،
for the sake of mass appeal,
موضوعات مان توجیه کنیم،
with more money and more resources
is not for novelty or relevance.
خبر و یا ارتباطات نیست.
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
to be acknowledged and respected.
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.
Bassam Tariq | Speaker | TED.com