Our Secretary, Ali Arsalan Pasha, delivered a thoughtful and emotional TEDx Talk, about his journey from Turkey, to the United Kingdom, and now on to Canada.
He describes living through the 2016 attempted coup d’état in Turkey, waiting in fear for the next explosion, as government and insurrectionist forces battled in the streets.
He discusses his decision to give up the life he had built in Turkey, to seek safety in the United Kingdom.
He gives an account of overcoming fear to apply to Oxford, and afterwards, to emigrate to Canada at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
The common thread of his talk is the imperative to live a life without fear.
“There is no room for fear: only faith, and light, and dreams of a better tomorrow.”
TEDx Talks are local events, organised by independent groups, following the model of global TED Talks. Ali’s talk was hosted by TEDxHECMontreal.
Oxford University Society in Ottawa 