| Amal Ahmed Albaz believes that through her perspective as an Egyptian Canadian, she must use her passion for speaking and change to achieve her purpose of making the world a better place. Striving to make a difference in the world, she uses her words as a weapon to ignite change, and hopes her words are loud enough to be heard by all. Amal Ahmed Albaz, 17, is a spoken word poet and Grade 12 IB student at White Oaks Secondary School in Oakville, Ont. Albaz won the TEDxIB@York 2011 student competition. TEDxIB@York is an event for International Baccalaureate Diploma students from all over the world to come together to experience TED talks and share ideas with peers and professionals. This event is held annually at The York School, a coeducational, non-denominational, IB, independent day school in Toronto, Canada. This event gives students a chance to see amazing speakers, musicians, artwork, poetry, videos and to connect with people from all walks of life in the spirit of "ideas worth spreading". |
