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TED Fellow and composer Sahba Aminikia brings the healing power of dance, storytelling, music and performance to some of the most dangerous places on Earth. By celebrating children and their communities with beauty and joy, he shows how to cultivate hope, connection and love — even in conflict zones. “The ultimate power is in unity,”…

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TED Fellow and composer Sahba Aminikia brings the healing power of dance, storytelling, music and performance to some of the most dangerous places on Earth. By celebrating children and their communities with beauty and joy, he shows how to cultivate hope, connection and love — even in conflict zones. “The ultimate power is in unity,” Aminikia says. (Recorded at TED Fellows Films 2024 on April 16, 2024)

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24 Comments

24 Comments

  1. @sumitshinde4925

    December 20, 2024 at 12:42 pm

    1st

  2. @starclone4

    December 20, 2024 at 12:47 pm

    That’s Amazing Sir !!!! ???? ❤❤❤❤

  3. @maje9448

    December 20, 2024 at 12:51 pm

    Opposite, altitude, crisis, prepare

  4. @sooma-ai

    December 20, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    Sahba Aminikia, an Iranian-American composer, organizes the Flying Carpet Festival, bringing arts and performances to children in conflict zones. He believes in the power of beauty and unity to heal communities and foster hope, even in dangerous areas.

  5. @LisaLisa-wu9rl

    December 20, 2024 at 12:55 pm

    “You just have to be lovely to them” ????????

  6. @loveritas

    December 20, 2024 at 1:01 pm

    It’s brilliant way to reach out to rural areas and kids who have no access to commodities of internet . Arts for sure the one of the greatest ways to connect us All !

  7. @4seasonspix

    December 20, 2024 at 1:09 pm

    ????????✨❤️✨????????

  8. @NobodyOfNote-qv5wh

    December 20, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    Wonderful!

  9. @KingGoku77777

    December 20, 2024 at 3:57 pm

    they don’t want you to read the book Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki because it sets you free

  10. @VinodKumar-dw8uu

    December 20, 2024 at 3:57 pm

    the truth feels dangerous, and that’s why the book Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki is ignored

    • @Lakshviews

      December 21, 2024 at 11:15 pm

      How can I get that

  11. @meetbhuva9856

    December 20, 2024 at 3:57 pm

    society would change overnight if more people read the book Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki

  12. @gamerkingss9486

    December 20, 2024 at 3:57 pm

    everything you believe might crumble if you read the book Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki

  13. @pravatipalma7497

    December 20, 2024 at 3:57 pm

    the book Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki is what everyone avoids because it’s too real

  14. @JoeA1974

    December 20, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    My heart breaks for the children of Gaza. They see little hope and wake every day to a new nightmare… for those that wake..

  15. @kelvintai5748

    December 20, 2024 at 10:21 pm

    Pity for Iran !

  16. @raquelfigueiredo6324

    December 21, 2024 at 4:58 am

    ????????????

  17. @sophiaSun-u7b

    December 21, 2024 at 5:31 am

    That is so true❤

  18. @JoeyP946

    December 21, 2024 at 5:50 am

    I remember I used to learn from these videos.
    Good old times

  19. @Sky-bass20

    December 21, 2024 at 7:20 am

    To be success in something, you need to put stress on not only academic or professional knowledge but also connection with people and it will be able to help you doing things well.

  20. @khoney32

    December 21, 2024 at 9:09 am

    I love this!!

  21. @btj7ndr33

    December 21, 2024 at 9:52 am

    Yes! He nailed it: the only way to teach is through love! And using artistic expression to teach is so healing! I absolutely love that he’s going to the most dangerous regions. That gives me hope for the next generation in those regions.

  22. @MuslimaRahimova-q7i

    December 21, 2024 at 5:05 pm

    This shouldn’t be stopped. It should be kept going

  23. @titicaca-fx9cs

    December 24, 2024 at 8:34 am

    That is what humanity is all about.????

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