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Maysson Zayed Laughing At Life

NYUAD Institute

English - November 08, 2017 11:35 - 42 minutes - 58 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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2017.09.12
Comedian, writer, actress, tap dancer, and disability advocate Maysoon Zayid tells a humorous tale of beating the odds and laughing in the face of failure. As a Palestinian, Muslim, disabled woman growing up in America, she was taught to dream big and to have no fear. In her talk, she gives advice on how to be the best you that you can be and how we can fix our broken world. Maysoon had the most viewed TED Talk of 2014 and has toured the globe making sold out audiences worldwide laugh until they cry.

Maysoon Zayid Actress, Comedian, Disability Advocate and Writer

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