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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Our Shared Humanity-Chris Abani

Chris Abani discusses our "shared humanity" at TED:

Posted by Emeka Okafor at 10:00 AM

Labels: democracy, enlightenment, history, leadership, TED Global

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Emeka Okafor: Emeka Okafor is an entrepreneur and venture catalyst who lives in New York City.He was the director for TED Global 2007 that took place in Arusha, Tanzania and is the TED Africa Director. His interests include sustainable technologies in the developing world and paradigm breaking technologies in general. His blog, Timbuktu Chronicles seeks to spur dialogue in areas of entrepreneurship, technology and the scientific method as it impacts Africa. "Timbuktu is a city unsullied by the worship of idols...a refuge of scholarly and righteous folk, a haunt of saints and ascetics, and a meeting place of caravans and boats" -Al-Sa'Di

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