The Blind Side is a theme never been explored before by any TEDx event. It is the first time in the world this theme of unseen perspectives is brought to light with ideas worth spreading, brought to you by the year 12 students of Emirates International School - Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
The Blind Side is the matrix of ideas, opinions, events and epiphanies that are obstructed from sight by blinded perspectives. "The Blind Side is a term used to refer to an object, area, idea or perspective that you can’t see or is obstructed from sight. I want to use this as the theme for the event because it has the potential for numerous interpretations and therefore many ideas and topics for talks. All in all, ‘the Blind Side’ is a theme that encourages speakers to explore the world around us and present talks on what they feel is an interesting topic to 'bring to light'."
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Speakers
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Aya Saleh
Student
Aya is a 15 year old girl, finishing her final year of the Middle Years Programme. She has a divine interest behind the concept of censorship and privacy of the individual. This is what she explores in her short talk. Her talk is titled - Open Mouth, Open MindElliot Rogland
Student
Elliot is a 15 year old boy studying in his final year of the Middle Years Programme. Elliot has a peculiar interest which is what drove him to give this particular slam poem as his talk. Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment is something which he feels people turn a blind eye to as it can be taken as very a superficial act. His talk is titled - And that's the bottom lineFaizan Malik
Student
Faizan is a student in the International Baccalaureate diploma programme, who's talk speaks of the melancholy love creates and it’s inevitable collapse as just like all things in the world love is terminal, but regardless of this, it is an emotion that fulfils humanity’s innate need, a feeling we should extend forever because although it is the quintessential problem it is still our key to happiness. His talked is titled - Love: Key to Happiness or the Quintessential problem?Julia Milad
Student
Julia is a 16 year old girl who uses slam poetry to express her thoughts. She believes that there is much more to the future than just fear. To her the future is bright, lit with opportunities to seize. In her poem she expresses that growing up does not always have to distill anxiety but can be something ecstatic, something exhilarating. “Change” a poem to show the world of today a better tomorrow. Her talk is titled - ChangeKhaled Sleiman
Student
Khaled is a 17 year old boy who studies in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme by the morning, and storms the world with his musical talents at night. A multi-talented individual who's talk is inspired by the friendships he has built throughout his years as a teenager. His performance is titled - IrisNouf Al Bin Hassan
Student
Nouf is a 16 year old girl studying 7 subjects in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Her talk is an eye opening piece, a talk in which she expresses her thoughts towards a world that stigmatises individuality. She is a girl who fears that her dreams are endangered by the ever-growing issue of accentism. Her talk is titled - Ignorance of IndividualityPanitan Chinnawong
Student
Panitan is a 16 year old student with a compelling interest in science, a student who takes the subjects of Physics, Maths, Chemistry and Economics at Higher Level in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. His talk explores the second law of thermodynamics (the law of entropy) and its blind existence in nature. He aims to make you aware of a law in nature that constructs a perpetuate movement towards "Chaos not Order" His talk is titled - Entropy: The Blind Law of NatureRahul Ans
Student
Rahul Ans a student enduring the International Baccalaureate Diploma program, who's talk explores a human trait which exists in society that leads to the social dysfunctional behaviour of mankind. It is an eye opener to the Blind side in ourselves, a portal to a side in ourselves that we subconsciously ignore. His talk is titled - The Known UnknownShalaka Hemanth & Fatima Kayali
Student
Simran Bhambhani
Student
Simran is a 17 year old aspiring psychologist studying the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Her talk is driven by her keen interest in the field of social psychology. Her talk concerns the “Fundamental Attribution Error”, a study in social psychology that speaks of a fallacy in society that we are all guilty for. Her talk is titled - We Are Not RobotsTaanvi Malhotra
Student
Taanvi Malhotra is an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme student, who's talk explores the impact of all the unconscious decisions we make every single day. She aims for the audience to understand that every moment influences the near and far future, that every moment makes a difference towards your dreams, that every excuse not to work towards your dreams could be the reason you wake up one day thinking "What If". Her talk is titled - What ifYasmeen Gubara
Student
Yasmeen is a student in the Middle Years Programme who views the the societal standard of beauty as detrimental to humanity. She speaks about the extensive measures women go through in order to meet society's stands of beauty and how society is self-esteem's biggest advocate yet at the same its biggest rival. Her talk is titled - BeautyOrganizing team
