Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life
Bassam Tariq: Mümin yaşamının güzelliği ve çeşitliliği
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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film yapımcısı ve kasabım
these identities come together.
bir araya geldiğini açıklayacağım.
our first Ramadan fast
New York'ta ki en kalabalık
in New York City.
ilk orucunu açtığımızda.
were swarming the streets.
dolup taşıyordu caddeler.
(Laughter)
(Kahkahalar)
we knew how welcoming this space was.
ne kadar samimi olduğunu biliyorduk.
of this space being documented
bir taş parçası
painted of the American Muslim experience.
çizilen klişe portre gibi.
bir fikir geldi:
at a different mosque in a different state
farklı bir eyaletteki
vastly different Muslim communities,
Kamboçyalı mültecilerden tutun da
in the L.A. projects
kara Sufilere kadar
in the woods of South Carolina.
hikayeler paylaştık.
and complicated portrait of America.
güzel ve çetrefilli bir portresiydi.
forced local journalists
Müslüman toplumları
was seeing people from around the world
dünya çapında insanların kendi
their own 30-mosque journey.
ilham almalarıydı.
from the league to do so.
bile vardı.
was blossoming around the world,
working on a film.
film üzerinde çalışırken.
a breaking point with many of our friends
nasıl konumlandıracağımıza dair bir
some semblance of family.
of youth and family discord,
karmaşasına odaklandık ama
to comment on drones and target killings
öldürmeyi yorumlamamız ,
who have entrusted us with their stories
emanet eden insanları sosyopolitik
dürtükleyip durdu.
the tender gestures of love
immersion was only empathy,
sadece empatiydi,
deficient from films
filmlerde
festivals and theaters internationally,
festivalleri ve sinemalarda oynayınca,
planted at home in New York,
evime atabildim,
and still no real money,
ve hala hiç gerçek para olmadan.
görevlendirdi beni.
to purchase some halal meat,
semt kasabına gitsem, içime
halal is a term used for meat
çok kesin İslami esaslara göre
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
kullanılan bir terimdir.
of halal meat in America
helal etin çoğunluğu
that my faith calls for.
about these unethical practices,
from my own community
çıkar sağlayanların
of my orthodoxy.
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
ve bu konuda hiçbir tecrübemiz olmadan
East Village fashion district.
bir et dükkanı açtık.
organic, humanely raised animals,
hayvanlarla ve işçi ailelerinin
to working-class families.
helal eti yeniden sunuyoruz.
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
yüzde 90'ı
interacting with Islam
İslam'la bu kadar yakın bir
(Laughter) --
-- (Kahkahalar)--
to the businesses and curators
zümremi basitleştirmeye çabalayan
my beliefs and my community,
içgüdüsel karşılıklar.
is to play by different rules.
oyunu farklı kurallara göre oynamak.
with the love that only we can bring,
getirebileceğimiz sevgiyle, özür
reclaim our beliefs
geri kazanmalıyız
in every cut of meat,
her et parçasında.
for the sake of mass appeal,
kendi hikayelerimizi örtbas edersek,
with more money and more resources
daha çok paraları ve kaynakları
is not for novelty or relevance.
yenilik ya da alaka için değil.
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
güzel olduğu için.
to be acknowledged and respected.
uzlaşmaz yollar bulmamızı talep ediyorlar.
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